bailie

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noun

A bailiff.

OriginOld French bailli →
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Meanings

bailie1

nounbailie (plural bailies)

plural bailies

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

Bailie2

proper nounBailie (plural Bailies)

plural Bailies

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bailiff

Origin

  1. Old Frenchbailli“land steward; officer of justice”
  2. Englishbailie

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

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APA

bailie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bailie

MLA

“bailie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bailie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bailie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bailie.

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