BAILLI

Meaning of BAILLI in English

bȧyē noun

( -s )

Etymology: French, from Old French baillif — more at bailiff

: a medieval officer representing the king or seignior and having wide judicial, financial, and military powers

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

BAILLI/BAILIFF — Royal officer responsible for the administration of justice and of revenue in a district.
Medieval English Glossary
BAILLIAGE — bäˈyäzh noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from baillir to administer (from bail jurisdiction) + -age …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAILEY — ˈbālē, -li noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bailli, from Old French balie, variant of baile — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAILIE — /bay"lee/ , n. 1. (in Scotland) a municipal officer or magistrate, corresponding to an English alderman. 2. Obs. bailiff. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAILEY — noun ( plural baileys ) Etymology: Middle English bailli, palisade, bailey, from Anglo-French baille, balie Date: 13th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BAILIFF — [ 'beɪlɪf ] ■ noun 1》 a sheriff's officer who executes writs and processes and carries out distraints and arrests. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BAILIE — [ 'beɪli ] ■ noun ( plural ~s ) chiefly historical a municipal officer and magistrate in Scotland. Origin ME …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BAILEY — [bai.ley] n, pl baileys [ME bailli, palisade, bailey, fr. OF baille, balie] (13c) 1: the outer wall of a castle …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BAILIFF — a minor court official with police authority to protect the court while in session and with power to serve and …
Britannica English vocabulary
ASSIZE — in law, a session, or sitting, of a court of justice. It originally signified the method of trial by jury …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHAMBRE DES ENQUTES — (French: Chamber of Inquiries), in France under the ancien rgime, a chamber of the Parlement, or supreme court, of Paris …
Britannica English vocabulary
BAILIFF — / ˈbeɪlɪf; NAmE / noun 1. ( BrE ) a law officer whose job is to take the possessions and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAILIE — n. esp. hist. a municipal officer and magistrate in Scotland. [ME, f. OF bailli(s) BAILIFF]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BAILIE — n. esp. hist. a municipal officer and magistrate in Scotland. [ ME, f. OF bailli(s) BAILIFF ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BAILIE — n. esp. hist. a municipal officer and magistrate in Scotland. Etymology: ME, f. OF bailli(s) BAILIFF
Oxford English vocab

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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