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high bailiff

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
high- bailiff
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An officer of the county courts responsible for executing warrants and court orders.

noun

The chief stipendiary magistrate of the Isle of Man, who acts as a judge, including passing sentence, imposing fines, etc.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of high bailiff.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

high bailiffs (plural) high-bailiff (alternative)

Questions

What does high bailiff mean?
An officer of the county courts responsible for executing warrants and court orders.

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