Büttel — meaning in English

English meaning

• bailiff noun A court officer responsible for keeping order in the courtroom and enforcing the judge's orders.
• pig noun A farm animal with a snout and cloven hooves, raised for meat.
• vassal noun In the feudal system, someone granted land by a lord in return for loyalty and service.

Senses

Büttel is used for these senses in English:

• bailiff (historical, Norman term) A reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period.
• pig (derogatory, slang) A police officer. [From ante 1785.]
• vassal (historical, law) The grantee of a fief, a subordinate granted use of a superior's land and its income in exchange for vows of fidelity and homage and (typically) military service.

bailiff — full definition

1. noun A court officer responsible for keeping order in the courtroom and enforcing the judge's orders.
2. noun An officer who enforces court orders such as evictions or seizure of property to repay a debt.

pig — full definition

1. noun A farm animal with a snout and cloven hooves, raised for meat.
2. noun Someone who eats greedily or messily (informal, insulting).
3. noun A slang, disrespectful term for a police officer.
4. verb To eat greedily (informal, usually with "out").

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