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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Bailie

/bāl'-ē/ · Bail·ie · IPA /bˈeɪliː/
01 n. An officer in Scotland, whose office formerly corresponded to that of sheriff, but now corresponds to that of an English alderman.
  1. 1.
    An officer in Scotland, whose office formerly corresponded to that of sheriff, but now corresponds to that of an English alderman.