"baillie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbeɪli/ Forms: baillies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} baillie (plural baillies)
  1. (obsolete) The jurisdiction of a bailie or bailiff; a bailiwick. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-baillie-en-noun-1qXYj6ng
  2. (Scottish local government) The equivalent of alderman in some Scottish cities. Categories (topical): People Categories (place): Scotland
    Sense id: en-baillie-en-noun-8mOFL3Sz Disambiguation of People: 1 99 Disambiguation of Scotland: 9 91 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: baillie brushkie

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for baillie meaning in All languages combined (2.0kB)

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        "(Scottish local government) The equivalent of alderman in some Scottish cities."
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