Definition of bailie Bailie
/bejˈli/ - [beylee] - bail•ie
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What does bailie mean?
Wiktionary 
- bailie (Noun)
A bailiff.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bailie (n.)
An officer in Scotland, whose office formerly corresponded to that of sheriff, but now corresponds to that of an English alderman.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bailie
bāl′i, n. a municipal officer in Scotland corresponding to an English alderman: (obs.) a sheriff's officer; but cf. Scotch Wat′er-bail′ies, constables employed to carry out the Tweed Fisheries Acts: (obs.) the chief magistrate of a Scottish barony or part of a county, with functions like a sheriff's. [O. Fr. bailli, land-steward, officer of justice. See Bailiff.]
