Dictionary - Definition of BUMBAILIFF


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. An alternative spelling for "Bound bailiff, under Bound, a": The girdle of a Jewish priest or officer.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "Bumbailiff" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Note: Bumbailiff \Bum"bail"iff\, noun. [A corruption of bound bailiff.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: BUMBAILIFF

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] In England, an under-bailiff; a subordinate civil officer, appointed to serve writs, and to make arrests and executions, and bound with sureties for a faithful discharge of his trust. [A vulgar word.]. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. An alternative spelling for "Bound bailiff, under Bound, a": The girdle of a Jewish priest or officer.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "BUMBAILIFF" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Note: Bumbailiff \Bum"bail"iff\, noun. [A corruption of bound bailiff.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] In England, an under-bailiff; a subordinate civil officer, appointed to serve writs, and to make arrests and executions, and bound with sureties for a faithful discharge of his trust. [A vulgar word.]. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top