Bailiffs of hundreds

Dictionary: 
Ballentine's Law Dictionary

Officers appointed over hundreds by sheriffs, to collect fines, summon juries, attend judges, and execute writs and processes. See 1 Bl. Comm. 345.

Author: 
James A. Ballentine
Publisher: 
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Year Published: 
1916
Genre: 
Law Dictionary