"bailie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bailies [plural]
Etymology: From Old French bailli (“land steward; officer of justice”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|bailli||land steward; officer of justice}} Old French bailli (“land steward; officer of justice”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bailie (plural bailies)
  1. (Scotland) A bailiff. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-bailie-en-noun--luC4Q5o Categories (other): Scottish English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 33 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 33 37
  2. (Scotland) The chief magistrate of a Scottish barony or part of a county, with functions like a sheriff's. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-bailie-en-noun-kBApCZ7n Categories (other): Scottish English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 33 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 33 37
  3. (Scotland) A municipal officer in Scotland corresponding to an English alderman. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-bailie-en-noun-dEu9fZW~ Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 30 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 33 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 33 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: baron-bailie, water bailie Related terms: bailiff, bailiwick

Inflected forms

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