Both Uses of
bailiff
in
War and Peace
- Guided by some gift of insight, on taking up the management of the estates he at once unerringly appointed as bailiff, village elder, and delegate, the very men the serfs would themselves have chosen had they had the right to choose, and these posts never changed hands.†
Chpt 15
- He examined the bailiff's accounts of the village in Ryazan which belonged to his wife's nephew, wrote two business letters, and walked over to the granaries, cattle yards and stables before dinner.†
Chpt 15 *
Definition:
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(bailiff) court officer responsible for keeping order in the court including custody of the jury, and custody of prisoners while in court