bailie
nounEtymology
From Old French bailli (“land steward; officer of justice”).
- derived from bailli
Definitions
A bailiff.
The chief magistrate of a Scottish barony or part of a county, with functions like a…
The chief magistrate of a Scottish barony or part of a county, with functions like a sheriff's.
A municipal officer in Scotland corresponding to an English alderman.
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A surname.
The neighborhood
Derived
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