Plural of bailiff

Forms of bailiff

Bailiffs in a sentence

• So, ostrich-like, she ignores the letters – until finally she ends up in the world of bailiffs.2023 August 17, Aditya Chakrabortty, “Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking”, in The…. From the entry ostrich-like
• This is a state of affairs that cossets and enriches bailiffs at the expense of families who’ve fallen into debt.2023 August 17, Aditya Chakrabortty, “Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking”, in The…. From the entry cosset
• The suspect was standing in court wearing a white mask and rubber gloves and the bailiffs were keeping their distance.2004 April 2, Jinliang Shan, “Don't Stand So Close to Him”, in Beijing Today, number 148, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6, column 1. From the entry Yanta
• Such is the vocal power of water bailiffs and farmers that their ‘Ois!’ can be projected at small boys from anything up to five miles away and still induce heart-failure.1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 56. From the entry oi

Meaning of bailiff

1. noun A reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period.
2. noun A high bailiff: an officer of the county courts responsible for executing warrants and court orders, appointed by the judge and removable by the Lord Chancellor.
3. noun A bound bailiff: a deputy bailiff charged with debt collection.

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Questions about the plural of bailiff

What is the plural of bailiff?

The plural of bailiff is bailiffs.

Is bailiff countable?

Bailiff is a countable noun.