BAILIE


Meaning of BAILIE in English

/bay"lee/ , n.

1. (in Scotland) a municipal officer or magistrate, corresponding to an English alderman.

2. Obs. bailiff.

[ 1250-1300; ME baillie bailli, var. of baillif BAILIFF ]

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