baillie (plural baillies)
(obsolete) The jurisdiction of a bailie or bailiff; a bailiwick.
(Scottish local government) The equivalent of alderman in some Scottish cities.
Baillie (plural Baillies)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Baillie is the 17104th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1659 individuals. Baillie is most common among White (91.2%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Bail"lie, n.
1. Bailiff. [Obs.]
2. Same as Bailie. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 June 2025
(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
