# bailie

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #74,748

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bailie