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BAILIE
Proper noun
Bailie (plural Bailies)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bailie is the 23205th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1099 individuals. Bailie is most common among White (93.9%) individuals.
Etymology
Noun
bailie (plural bailies)
(Scotland) A bailiff.
(Scotland) The chief magistrate of a Scottish barony or part of a county, with functions like a sheriff's.
(Scotland) A municipal officer in Scotland corresponding to an English alderman.
Source: Wiktionary
Bail"ie, n. Etym: [See Bailiff.]
Definition: An officer in Scotland, whose office formerly corresponded to that of sheriff, but now corresponds to that of an English alderman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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