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bailivate

bailivate noun: the office of bailiff.

Noun

bailivate (plural bailivates)

  1. The office of bailiff.
    • She granted him also the office of purveyor of the said manor of Eltham, together with the bailivate of the town of Eltham1822, John Strype, Historical and biographical works - Volume 12, page 45
    • During his bailivate he ceases to be reckoned one of the approved men; but on the expiration of his year of office, he takes again among them the rank he held before.1835, Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire Into the Municipal Corporations in England and Wales

Forms of bailivate

pluralbailivates

Questions about bailivate

What does bailivate mean?
Bailivate means the office of bailiff.
What part of speech is bailivate?
Bailivate is a noun.
What is the plural of bailivate?
The plural of bailivate is bailivates.

Words near bailivate in the dictionary

  1. bailing out
  2. bailing out on
  3. bailing up
  4. bailings
  5. bailival
  6. bailivate
  7. bailivates
  8. bailiwick
  9. Bailiwick of Guernsey
  10. bailiwicks
  11. bailjumping

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