Meanings
nounbailo (plural baili)
plural baili · alternative baylo · alternative Bailo · alternative Baylo
- historicaltitle of the Venetian envoy to particularly the Sublime Porte
In 1670 the bailo was considered responsible for all the Venetian consuls in the Ottoman Empire.
2010, Gábor Ágoston, Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire, page 731 more example
Venice engaged to restore to the triarchs all property which the baili had conferred in fief since 1255.
1886, The Journal of Hellenic Studies, volume 7, page 328
Origin
- Venetanbailo
- Englishbailo
From Venetan bailo. Doublet of bailiff.
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bailo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bailo
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