Bailiffs Of Hundreds
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In English law. Officers appointed over hundreds, by the sheriffs to collect fines therein, and summon juries; to attend the judges and justices at the assizes and quarter sessions; and also to execute writs and process in the several hundreds. 1 Bl. Comm. 345; 3 Steph. Comm. 29; Bracton, fol. 116.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In English, law. Officers appointed over hundreds, by the sheriffs, to collect fines therein, and summon juries; toattend the judges and justices at the assises and quarter sessions; and also to execute writs and process in the several hundreds. 1 Bl. Comm. 345; 3Steph. Comm. 29; Bract. fol. 116. lord (generally by an authority under seal) to superintend the manor, collect fines, and quit rents, inspect the buildings, order repiirs, cut down trees, impound cattle trespassing, take an account of wastes, spoils, and misdemeanors in the woods and demesne lands, and do other acts for the lord’s interest. Cowell.