bumbailiff

英 [,bʌm'beɪlɪf] 美 [bʌm'belɪf]
  • n. 法警
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英文词源

bumbailiff (n.)
server of writs, maker of arrests, etc., c. 1600, from bum "arse" (see bum (n.1)), because he was always felt to be close behind, + bailiff.