bailiffs

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/ˈbeɪlɪfs/

A form of bailiff — 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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Meanings

bailiffs1

noun
  1. pluralplural of bailiff

Bailiffs2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Bailiff
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APA

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Chicago

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