bailif

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *bāiulivus, from Latin baiulus.

Noun

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

bailiff (officer in a court of law)

Descendants

English: bailiff (borrowed)
French: bailli
Italian: balivo, balì
Norman: bailli

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