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baljuw.

bailiff, reeve, a feudal, mainly judicial official, individually appointed by a lord with a fixed territorial jurisdiction

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɑlˈjyu̯/
  1. bailiff, reeve, a feudal, mainly judicial official, individually appointed by a lord with a fixed territorial jurisdiction

    historical · masculine · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch baliu, from Old French baliu, from Vulgar Latin *bāiulīvus, from Latin bāiulus. Compare balije.

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