bailiff['beɪlɪf]
noun
1a sheriff's officer who executes writs and processes and carries out distraints and arrests.
2Brit.the agent of a landlord.
3N. Amer.an official in a court of law who keeps order and looks after prisoners.
4Brit. historicalthe sovereign's representative in a district, especially the chief officer of a hundred.
5the first civil officer in the Channel Islands.
Origin
ME: from OFr.baillif, inflected form ofbailli(see bailie), based on L.bajulus'carrier, manager'.