BAILIES

Proper noun

Bailies

plural of Bailie

Anagrams

• alibies, bialies

Noun

bailies

plural of bailie

Anagrams

• alibies, bialies

Source: Wiktionary


BAILIE

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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FISSILE

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