bailif

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Old French

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Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *baiulīvus, from Latin baiulus.

Noun

bailif oblique singularm (oblique plural bailis, nominative singular bailis, nominative plural bailif)

  1. bailiff (officer in a court of law)

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