Bailiff
Bailiff (bāl"if) , noun
[Old French baillif, French bailli, custodian, magistrate, from Latin bajulus porter. See Bail to deliver.]
1.
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 powers of custody or care are intrusted. — Abbott
Lausanne is under the canton of Berne, governed by a bailiff sent every three years from the senate.
2.
(Eng. Law) A sheriff's deputy, appointed to make arrests, collect fines, summon juries, etc.
In American law the term bailiff is seldom used except sometimes to signify a sheriff's officer or constable, or a party liable to account to another for the rent and profits of real estate.
3.
An overseer or under steward of an estate, who directs husbandry operations, collects rents, etc. [English]