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Water Bailiff :: Water bailiff () An officer of the customs, whose duty it is to search vessels..

Bale :: Bale (v. t.) See Bail, v. t., to lade..

Catchpoll :: Catchpoll (n.) A bailiff's assistant.

Deposit :: Deposit (v. t.) A bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously for the bailor.

Philistine :: Philistine (n.) A bailiff.

Bail :: Bail (n.) A division for the stalls of an open stable.

Bailey :: Bailey (n.) The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress.

Handle :: Handle (n.) That part of vessels, instruments, etc., which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc..

Bail :: Bail (n.) The top or cross piece ( or either of the two cross pieces) of the wicket.

Bailing :: Bailing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bai.

Bailable :: Bailable (a.) That can be delivered in trust; as, bailable goods..

Ne Exeat :: Ne exeat () A writ to restrain a person from leaving the country, or the jurisdiction of the court. The writ was originally applicable to purposes of state, but is now an ordinary process of courts of equity, resorted to for the purpose of obtaining bail, or security to abide a decree..

Pestle :: Pestle (n.) A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its shape.

Estreat :: Estreat (n.) A true copy, duplicate, or extract of an original writing or record, esp. of amercements or penalties set down in the rolls of court to be levied by the bailiff, or other officer..

Boroughmaster :: Boroughmaster (n.) The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough..

Approver :: Approver (v. t.) A bailiff or steward; an agent.

Bailee :: Bailee (n.) The person to whom goods are committed in trust, and who has a temporary possession and a qualified property in them, for the purposes of the trust..

Reeve :: Reeve (n.) an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc..

Bail :: Bail (v. t.) To dip or lade water from; -- often with out to express completeness; as, to bail a boat..

Bail :: Bail (n.) A line of palisades serving as an exterior defense.

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