Bailiff n. : Originally, a person put in charge of something especially, a chief officer, magistrate, or keeper, as of a county, town, hundred, or castle; one to whom power/ of custody or care are intrusted.

Bailiff n. : A sheriff's deputy, appointed to make arrests, collect fines, summon juries, etc.

Bailiff n. : An overseer or under steward of an estate, who directs husbandry operations, collects rents, etc.

Example:
What documents must a Bailiff have when he comes to seize property in my house?

Taxonomy
bailiff, duties, bailliages, jurisdiction, sheriff, high bailiff, officers, Court bailiffs, court, powers, debts, court orders, bailli, certificated bailiffs, court bailiff, Court Officers, High Bailiff of Westminster, execution.

Defination from the web:
bailiff (from Late Latin baiulivus, adjectival form of baiulus) is a governor or custodian (cf. ... The rank of bailiff was used in Flanders, Holland, Henegouwen, Zeeland and in the north of France. ...