Meaning of bailiff-errant | Babel Free
Definitions
An official employed by the sheriff to carry out summonses, writs etc. within the county.
Examples
“The warrant straight was made, and therewithall / A Baylieffe-errant forth in post⟳ did passe […].”
“This Return⟳ is not good, because this Arrest is the proper Arrest of the Sheriff, and no Credit is to be given to the Bailiff errant.”
“In 1219, Gilbert le Gluton held land⟳ and an oven in Nottingham by sergeancy as a royal bailiff errant.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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