French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French bailif (nominative singular bailis), itself from baillir or baillier, or from Vulgar Latin *bāiulivus (possibly as an early borrowing), from Latin baiulus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ba.ji/
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Noun

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bailli m (plural baillis, feminine baillive)

  1. (historical) a bailiff: an appointee of the king administering certain districts of northern France in the medieval period

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Norman

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Etymology 1

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From Old French baillier, from Latin bāiulāre (to carry a burden), from bāiulus (one who bears burdens, porter, carrier).

Verb

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bailli

  1. (continental, Jersey) to give
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Etymology 2

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From Old French bailif, from Late Latin *bāiulivus (possibly as an early borrowing), from Classical Latin bāiulus (one who bears burdens, porter, carrier).

 
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Noun

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bailli m (plural baillis)

  1. (Jersey, law) bailiff