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bailies

bailies is the plural of bailie.

Meaning of bailie

Noun

bailie (plural bailies)

  1. (Scotland) A bailiff.
  2. (Scotland) The chief magistrate of a Scottish barony or part of a county, with functions like a sheriff's.
  3. (Scotland) A municipal officer in Scotland corresponding to an English alderman.

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Proper noun capitalized: Bailies

Bailies

  1. (plural) plural of Bailie

Phrases with bailies

Questions about bailies

What is bailies the plural of?
Bailies is the plural of bailie.
What part of speech is bailies?
Bailies is a proper noun.

Words near bailies in the dictionary

  1. baileychlores
  2. baileys
  3. Baileyton
  4. baili
  5. bailie
  6. bailies
  7. bailieship
  8. Bailieston
  9. bailiff
  10. bailiff-errant
  11. bailiffries

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