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bailie

English

Etymology

Old French bailli (“land steward; officer of justice”).

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.

Related terms

  • bailiff
  • bailiwick

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bailiwick

English

Etymology

From bailie (“bailiff”) and wick (“dwelling”), from Old English w?c.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: b?'l?-w?k, IPA(key): /?be?.l?.w?k/

Noun

bailiwick (plural bailiwicks)

  1. The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
    The Bailiwick of Jersey.
  2. A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.

Synonyms

  • (area or subject of authority or involvement): domain, department, jurisdiction, sphere, territory, turf, pale.

Related terms

  • bailie
  • bailiff

Translations

References

  • bailiwick in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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