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Noun

1. A bailiff

A baillie (alternative spelling bailie, from Old French) was a local civic officer in Scottish burghs, approximately equivalent to the post of alderman or magistrate (see bailiff) in other countries. They were responsible for a jurisdiction called a bailiary (alt. bailiery).

Notable Scottish baillies:

• Alasdair MacMhaighstir Alasdair, Bailie of Canna
• Mary Barbour, Glasgow Corporation's first woman Baillie (1924-1927)
• Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan, Bailie of Inverie, Knoydart
• Bailie Nicol Jarvie, fictional character in the Sir Walter Scott novel Rob Roy, and a brand of whisky
• Sir John Lauder, 1st Baronet, Bailie of Edinburgh
• Bailie William Landale, winner of the silver cup at the first open championship held at St Andrews Old Course in 1754, see Timeline of golf history (1353-1850)

There are several notable people with the surname Baillie:

• Robert Baillie (1602-1662), Scottish divine and historical writer
• Lady Grizel Baillie, (1665–1746), Scottish song-writer
• Baillie of Jerviswood (d. 1684), Scottish conspirator, Robert Baillie (aka Baillie of Jerviswood), son of George Baillie of Lanarkshire
• Matthew Baillie (1761-1823), brother of poetress Joanna Baillie
• Joanna Baillie (1762-1851), poetess and dramatist
• Henry Baillie (1803–1885), British Conservative politician
• Charles Baillie (disambiguation)
• Sir Frank Wilton Baillie (1875–1921), Canadian industrialist
• John Baillie (1886-1960), Scottish theologian, and brother of theologian Donald Macpherson Baillie
• Donald Macpherson Baillie (1887-1954), Scottish theologian, ecumenist, and parish minister
• Bruce Baillie (1931-), film director
• Jackie Baillie (1964-), Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Dumbarton constituency

See also

• Deacon, the old Scots equivalent of councillor, see Deacon#Scots usage
• Bailie of Holyroodhouse
• Glasgow Bailie, a type of salted herring, which is also some times known as a Glasgow Magistrate
• The Scottish nobleman and prime minister Alec Douglas-Home was satirically named Baillie Vass by the magazine Private Eye.

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