What is an overseer or under steward of an estate, who directs husbandry operations, collects rents, etc. [Eng.] called?
bailiff — An overseer or under steward of an estate, who directs husbandry operations, collects rents, etc. [Eng.]. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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