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bailiery

noun
bai·li·ery
variants: or less commonly bailiary \ˈbālēˌerē, -ri \
plural -es

Definition of bailiery 

: the jurisdiction of a bailie

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First Known Use of bailiery

1609, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for bailiery

Middle English baillierie from baillie + -erie -ery

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