BAILIFFSHIP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The office of bailiff

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("bailiffship" is a kind of...):

berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)

Derivation:

bailiff (an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.)

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