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ballium.

bail; security;

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈbal.li.um]
  1. custody (of land or a person)

    Medieval-Latin · declension-2 · neuter
  2. bail

    Medieval-Latin · declension-2 · neuter
  3. guardianship (of a child), tutelage; regency

    Medieval-Latin · declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

From baiulus (“porter, carrier, administrator”); compare Italian balia (“wet nurse”), Old French baillier. Cognate of Latin ballivus.

noun[ˈbal.li.um]
  1. bailey (of a castle)

    Medieval-Latin · declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old French baile (“palisade”), itself from Latin baculum (“stick, rod”), of which it is thus a doublet.

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