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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