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bailie (bā′lē)

noun

  1. in Scotland, a municipal official corresponding to alderman in England
  2. Now Dial. a bailiff

Etymology: Scot < ME baili < OFr < bailif, bailiff

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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