1. (Obsolete) A tax-gatherer, an exactor of taxes or imposts; a (Roman) publican. 2. A petty officer of justice; a sheriff's officer or sergeant, especially a warrant officer who arrests for debt, a bum-bailiff.
1. (Obsolete) A tax-gatherer, an exactor of taxes or imposts; a (Roman) publican. 2. A petty officer of justice; a sheriff's officer or sergeant, especially a warrant officer who arrests for debt, a bum-bailiff.