baillive

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.jiv/

Noun

baillive f (plural baillives)

1. (historical) female equivalent of bailli: a bailiff's wife
2. (archaic) madam of a brothel, whoremistress

References

• “baillive”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.