How to pronounce bailiff
American English pronunciation
BAY-lif
- IPA
- /ˈbeɪlɪf/
- Syllables
- BAY · lif (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What bailiff means
An officer who keeps order in a courtroom
In a sentence: The bailiff asked everyone in the courtroom to stand when the judge walked in.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word. That word probably came from a Latin word for a porter or a steward.
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