"baillie" meaning in English

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      "word": "baillie brushkie"
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    {
      "form": "baillies",
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        "plural"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "The jurisdiction of a bailie or bailiff; a bailiwick."
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "jurisdiction",
          "jurisdiction"
        ],
        [
          "bailie",
          "bailie"
        ],
        [
          "bailiff",
          "bailiff"
        ],
        [
          "bailiwick",
          "bailiwick"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) The jurisdiction of a bailie or bailiff; a bailiwick."
      ],
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        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
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          "orig": "en:People",
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          "name": "Scotland",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1963 April, “News and Comment: Glasgow bus-rail disappointment”, in Modern Railways, page 228:",
          "text": "To ease street traffic congestion, improve transport facilities, and reduce unemployment, one Glasgow baillie has suggested establishing a Regional Passenger Transport Board.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The equivalent of alderman in some Scottish cities."
      ],
      "id": "en-baillie-en-noun-8mOFL3Sz",
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        [
          "alderman",
          "alderman"
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      ],
      "qualifier": "Scottish local government",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Scottish local government) The equivalent of alderman in some Scottish cities."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbeɪli/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "bailey"
    }
  ],
  "word": "baillie"
}

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    "Pages with entries",
    "en:People",
    "en:Scotland"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "baillie brushkie"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "baillies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The jurisdiction of a bailie or bailiff; a bailiwick."
      ],
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          "jurisdiction",
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        ],
        [
          "bailie",
          "bailie"
        ],
        [
          "bailiff",
          "bailiff"
        ],
        [
          "bailiwick",
          "bailiwick"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) The jurisdiction of a bailie or bailiff; a bailiwick."
      ],
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        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
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        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1963 April, “News and Comment: Glasgow bus-rail disappointment”, in Modern Railways, page 228:",
          "text": "To ease street traffic congestion, improve transport facilities, and reduce unemployment, one Glasgow baillie has suggested establishing a Regional Passenger Transport Board.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The equivalent of alderman in some Scottish cities."
      ],
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          "alderman"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Scottish local government) The equivalent of alderman in some Scottish cities."
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbeɪli/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "bailey"
    }
  ],
  "word": "baillie"
}