bailiff

bailiff
[ˈbeɪlɪf]
noun
  1. a person who performs certain actions under legal authority, in particular
    执达员,尤指
    ■(chiefly Brit.)a sheriff's officer who executes writs and processes and carries out distraints and arrests
    (主 英)(负责执行令状传唤、扣押财产及逮捕)郡副司法长官
    ■(Brit.)the agent or steward of a landlord
    (英)(地主的)管家
    ■(N. Amer.)an official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc
    (北美)法警
    ■(Brit. historical)the sovereign's representative in a district, especially the chief officer of a hundred
    (英, 史)(尤指百户邑地区的)君主代表
    ■the first civil officer in the Channel Islands
    (英国海峡群岛的)首席文官
语源
  1. Middle English : from Old French baillif, inflected form of bailli (see bailie), based on Latin bajulus 'carrier, manager'
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