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Bailie
CIDE DICTIONARY
Bailie, n. [See Bailiff.].
An officer in Scotland, whose office formerly corresponded to that of sheriff, but now corresponds to that of an English alderman. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Bailie, n. esp. hist. a municipal officer and magistrate in Scotland.
Etymology
ME, f. OF bailli(s) BAILIFF
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