Bailiff (France)

A bailiff (French: bailli, French pronunciation: [baji]) was the king's administrative representative during the ancien régime in northern France, where the bailiff was responsible for the application of justice and control of the administration and local finances in his bailiwick (baillage).

This article is about the medieval bailiffs who served the kings of France. For the modern French officers sometimes translated as 'bailiff', see Huissier de justice.

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