Synonyms of bailiff
18 similar words
Another word for bailiff is steward. Other synonyms of bailiff are high bailiff, high-bailiff, warrant officer, beadle and catchpoll.
Synonyms and similar words for bailiff
nounAny law enforcement officer charged with courtroom security and order.
- high bailiff
- high-bailiff
- warrant officerAn officer assigned to execute warrants and other writs.
- beadle
- catchpoll
- bumbailiffA bound bailiff.
- process serverA deliverer of processes or summonses, the formal announcements of the beginning of a legal action; a huissier de...
nounSynonym of hundredman: The chief officer of a hundred in medieval England.
nounThe title of the mayor of certain English towns.
nounThe title of the castellan of certain royal castles in England.
nounThe chief justice and president of the legislature on Jersey and Guernsey in the Channel Islands.
- baillyA surname from French.
nounA bailie: an alderman in certain Scottish towns.
- bailieA bailiff.
nounAn appointee of the French king administering certain districts of northern France in the Middle...
nounA landvogt in the medieval German states.
- landvogtA reeve in the Holy Roman Empire with responsibility for a particular territory.
nounMedieval administrator.
- stewardA chief administrator of a medieval manor.
nounMedieval overseer.
Meaning of bailiff
- 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.
- 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.
- noun A bound bailiff: a deputy bailiff charged with debt collection.
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Questions about synonyms of bailiff
- What is another word for bailiff?
- Bailiff has 18 synonyms on Word.ws, such as steward, high bailiff, high-bailiff, warrant officer, beadle, catchpoll, bumbailiff and process server.
- What does bailiff mean?
- Bailiff means 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.
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