/'beɪlɪf; `belɪf/
n
1 law officer who helps a sheriff in issuing writs and making arrests （协助郡长发布令状及执行逮捕使命的）执行官.
2 (Brit) landlord's agent or steward; manager of an estate or farm （地主的）代理人或管家; （房地产或农场的）看守人.
3 (US) official in a lawcourt, esp one who takes people to their seats and announces the arrival of the judge 法警（尤指负责带位并宣布法官出庭的）.

n[C]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: baillif, from bail; BAIL¹]
BrE someone who looks after a farm or land that belongs to someone else
AmE an official of the legal system who watches prisoners and keeps order in a court of law
BrE an official of the legal system who can take people's goods or property when they owe money