Bailiff - the man who makes arrests and executions. Bailiff was not primarily used for the office of policeman. Etymologically, bailiffs were those in charge of the bailey - in effect, manager of the craftsmen and servants in a castle or manor house.
Catchpole - literally 'chicken catcher', one who finds and brings in debtors.
Chancellor - a secretary to a noble or royal
Constable - the warden of a town or castle
Diplomat - the person who negotiates with foreign nations
Emperor - the ruler of an empire
Exchequer - the man responsible for the king's revenue
Hayward - an officer in charge of fences and hedges
Herald - had two responsibilities: a man in charge of making pronouncements and proclamations, and one who is an expert in the field of heraldry (the various insignias used by the rich to identify themselves.) These two responsibilities were one in the same. Medieval Europeans wouldn't have thought it possible to separate them; much less would they have considered them separate roles.
Jailer - the man responsible for a jail: he keeps the criminals from getting out
Judge - a man who is responsible for deciding questions brought to court
King - ruler of a kingdom
Knight
Lady
Liner - an officer in charge of tracing property boundaries in the city
Master of the revels - official in charge of court entertainment, and later of the theaters [note: the first Master of the Revels was not appointed until Henry VII in the 15th century]
Nobleman
Prince
Pursuivant - officer of arms, ranks below herald, similar duties
Reeve - church warden. Note that the word 'reeve' applies to much more than the Church. Reeves usually came out to be combination administrators and business managers of estates, towns and small territories (i.e. shires) - something like a chief bailiff.
Sherrif
Summoner - officer of the court who serves subpoenas (see also )
Watchman
Woodward - the keeper of a forest
(Found on http://www.svincent.com/MagicJar/Economics/MedievalOccupations.html#Government)
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