Both Uses
bailiff
in
The Nose, by Gogol
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- He had come to St Petersburg with the view of obtaining some position corresponding to his rank, if possible that of vice-governor of a province; but he was prepared to be content with that of a bailiff in some department or other.†
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- After that he went to the office of the department where he had applied for the post of vice-governor of a province or Government bailiff.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(bailiff) court officer responsible for keeping order in the court including custody of the jury, and custody of prisoners while in court
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In the United Kingdom, a bailiff is an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.