Noun: baillif
Genitive
Dative
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like baillif
baillif,
keverchef,
actyf,
wharf,
elf,
lof,
houswyf,
passyf,
delf,
kerf,
wolf,
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Old French bailif (plural bailis), probably from Vulgar Latin *bāiulivus (“castellan”), from Latin bāiulus (“porter, steward”). See: Latin Nouns '
bāiulus'.
Verbs referencing "baillif"
English Nouns
bailiff.
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