A subordinate or deputy bailiff; an under-bailiff.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Domesday Ipswich. From Anglo-Norman subbailif, subbaillif, subbailife, subbalif, subballif from sub- + bailiff.
Definition of sub-bailiff in US English:
sub-bailiff
nounsʌbˈbeɪlɪf
historical
A subordinate or deputy bailiff; an under-bailiff.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Domesday Ipswich. From Anglo-Norman subbailif, subbaillif, subbailife, subbalif, subballif from sub- + bailiff.