baillif

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === bayly, baly === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Old French bailif (plural bailis), probably from Vulgar Latin *bāiulivus (“castellan”), from Latin bāiulus (“porter, steward”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbæi̯lif/ === Noun === baillif (plural baillives) bailiff ==== Descendants ==== English: bailiff Scots: bailie Yola: baalee ==== References ==== “baillif, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.