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bailli

bailli

French

Noun

bailli m ‎(plural baillis)

(historical) a bailiff: an appointee of the king administering certain districts of northern France in the medieval period

Norman

Etymology 1

From Old French baillier, from Latin bāiulāre, present active infinitive of bāiulō ‎(“I carry a burden”), from bāiulus ‎(“one who bears burdens, porter, carrier”).

Verb

bailli

(Jersey) to give

Alternative forms

baillier (Guernsey)

Synonyms

donner

Antonyms

prendre ‎(“to take”)

Derived terms

Terms derived from bailli

bailli eune cliamuse ‎(“to slap in the face”)

bailli eune paffe ‎(“to smack”)

bailli un co d'poing ‎(“to punch”)

Etymology 2

From Old French bailif, from Late Latin *bāiulivus, from Classical Latin bāiulus ‎(“one who bears burdens, porter, carrier”).

Noun

bailli m ‎(plural baillis)

(Jersey, law) bailiff