water bailiff

It was sometime a City prison for debtors and persons guilty of trespass, and was the residence of the water-bailiff of the City.

His attendant was the water-bailiff, John Glas, who came up to speak to me about something or other.

Should a water-bailiff, or one of the Llangorren gamekeepers chance to set eyes on them, they'd spoil at once.

A water-bailiff in many northern European ports, who superintends the police for seamen.

There was no keeper or water bailiff, not even a notice board.