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bailie
[ bey-lee ]
noun
- (in Scotland) a municipal officer or magistrate, corresponding to an English alderman.
- Obsolete. bailiff.
bailie
/ ˈbeɪlɪ /
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- sub·bailie noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bailie1
C13: from Old French bailli , from earlier baillif bailiff
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Example Sentences
The Bailie and those of the garrison, some three or four hundred, guard the gates, and forbid their being opened.
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Haud off there, varlet, ken ye not that I am a Bailie of Dumfries?
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"Siller in hand is the greatest virtue of a buyer," said the Bailie, with unction.
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The Bailie of Dumfries lifted up his hands in consternation.
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"Wear a thick doublet, good Henry, or do not speak so loud," reiterated the bailie in the same significant tone.
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