Bailis

A bailiff (from Middle English baillif, Old French baillis, bail "custody, charge, office"; cf. bail, based on the adjectival form, baiulivus, of Latin bajulus, carrier, manager) is a manager, overseer or custodian; a legal officer to whom some degree of authority or jurisdiction is given.

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and Old French bailif (plural bailis), probably from Late Latin reconstructed as *bāiulivus ‎(“castellan”), from Latin baiulus ‎(“porter; steward”), whence also bail. As a translation of foreign titles, via French bailli, Scots bailie, Dutch baljuw, etc. Role, and later word, mostly replaced native reeve.

The Law...

bailà sf. (4) bailė, baimė: Nustvėrė mane bailà Tvr. Jam bailõs nėra, ar vidurnaktis, ar ne Rod. Aš tam vaikui išvarysiu baĩlą, paėmęs diržą Švnč. ^ Bailõj akys plačios Švnč.