English Dictionary:
- 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.
- A sheriff's deputy, appointed to make arrests, collect fines, summon juries, etc.
- An overseer or under steward of an estate, who directs husbandry operations, collects rents, etc.
- A sheriff's deputy, appointed to make arrests, collect fines, summon juries, etc.
- An overseer or under steward of an estate, who directs husbandry operations, collects rents, etc.
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