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bailie

noun

Meaning

  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.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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