English Explanatory Dictionary

bailie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bailiff.
  2. The chief magistrate of a Scottish barony or part of a county, with functions like a sheriff's.
  3. A municipal officer in Scotland corresponding to an English alderman.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

bailie bailies

Etymology

From Old French bailli (“land steward; officer of justice”).

Related words

bailiff bailiwick

Derived words

baron-bailie water bailie
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