Enter a word or phrase in any language 👆
Language:
Translation and analysis of words by ChatGPT artificial intelligence
On this page you can get a detailed analysis of a word or phrase, produced by the best artificial intelligence technology to date:
- how the word is used
- frequency of use
- it is used more often in oral or written speech
- word translation options
- usage examples (several phrases with translation)
- etymology
What (who) is bum-bailiff - definition
MANAGER, OVERSEER OR CUSTODIAN – A LEGAL OFFICER TO WHOM SOME DEGREE OF AUTHORITY OR JURISDICTION IS GIVEN
Bailiffs; Bum bailiff; Court officer; High Bailiff of Westminster; Bailif; Baiulus; Bailiff of Bedford; Non-certificated bailiffs; Bailiffship; Baljuw; Baliff; Court bailiff (Poland); Court Bailiff in Poland; Enforcement agent; Court bailiff; Grand Bailiff; Bajulus; Magistrates' bailiff; Grand bailiff
bum-bailiff
¦ noun historical, derogatory a bailiff who collected debts or arrested debtors.
Origin
C17: from bum1, so named from the idea of an approach from behind.
bailiff
n. 1) a court official, usually a deputy sheriff, who keeps order in the courtroom and handles various errands for the judge and clerk. 2) in some jurisdictions, a person appointed by the court to handle the affairs of an incompetent person or to be a "keeper" of goods or money pending further order of the court. "Bailiff" has its origin in Old French and Middle English for custodian, and in the Middle Ages was a significant position in the English court system. The word "bailiwick" originally meant the jurisdictional territory of a bailiff.
bailiff
['be?l?f]
¦ noun
1. a sheriff's officer who executes writs and processes and carries out distraints and arrests.
2. Brit. the agent of a landlord.
3. N. Amer. an official in a court of law who keeps order and looks after prisoners.
4. Brit. historical the sovereign's representative in a district, especially the chief officer of a hundred.
5. the first civil officer in the Channel Islands.
Origin
ME: from OFr. baillif, inflected form of bailli (see bailie), based on L. bajulus 'carrier, manager'.
Wikipedia
Bailiff
A bailiff (from Middle English baillif, Old French baillis, bail "custody") is a manager, overseer or custodian – a legal officer to whom some degree of authority or jurisdiction is given. Bailiffs are of various kinds and their offices and duties vary greatly.
Another official sometimes referred to as a bailiff was the Vogt. In the Holy Roman Empire a similar function was performed by the Amtmann.
