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Definition of Baillie
1. n. Bailiff.
Definition of Baillie
1. Noun. (obsolete) The jurisdiction of a bailie or bailiff; a bailiwick. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Baillie
1. bailli [n -S] - See also: bailli
Lexicographical Neighbors of Baillie
Literary usage of Baillie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell by Thomas Bayly Howell (1816)
"Was not* captain baillie desired, in the terms of i that proposal, ... If it •
was a proposal of Mr. Murphy alone, captain baillie was led into an error. ..."
2. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1825)
"The Works of Matthew baillie, MD; to which is prefixed, An Account of his Life,
... THE claims of Dr. baillie to posthumous notice are various and uncommon. ..."
3. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers (1835)
"baillie made a reply, which it had been well for his им n reputation and for his
country, ... Finding that he could not pass baillie without a battle, ..."
4. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers, Thomas Thomson (1853)
"baillie made a reply, which it had been well for his own reputation and for his
country, ... Finding that he could not pass baillie without a battle, ..."
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