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bailie

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. bailie (noun)
  2. baron bailie (noun)

bai·lie

noun \ˈbā-lē\

Definition of BAILIE

1
chiefly dialect : bailiff
2
: a Scottish municipal magistrate corresponding to an English alderman

Origin of BAILIE

Middle English
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with BAILIE

Ailey, bailey, daily, Daley, Daly, gaily, grayly, paly, scaly, shaley, wally

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