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Sicilian
Etymology
Possibly from an earlier, and then apocoped, *baulivu, influenced by Norman bailli, from Vulgar Latin *baiulivus, extended from Latin baiulus. Compare
Old French bailif/baillif, Middle French bailly, English baillie, Italian balì.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bawˈli/ (standard)
- Hyphenation: bau‧lì
Noun
baulì m
- (historical) a bailiff (his office and/or the related place of it).
Descendants
- → Italian: Baulì (regional)
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