Bailie is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Bailie meaning
- A bailiff.
- The chief magistrate of a Scottish barony or part of a county, with functions like a sheriff's.
- A municipal officer in Scotland corresponding to an English alderman.
Using Bailie
- The main meaning on this page is: A bailiff. | The chief magistrate of a Scottish barony or part of a county, with functions like a sheriff's. | A municipal officer in Scotland corresponding to an English alderman.
Context around Bailie
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bailie
- In this selection, "bailie" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mark, martin, halls, margaret, must and chief stand out and add context to how "bailie" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and jennie bailie have publicly and anniesland councillor bailie patricia ferguson. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bailie" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bailie
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Bailie Margaret Robertson maintained that removing the fairground would not improve the riverside. (13 words)
Bailie must also comply with the probation service to complete a rehabilitation activity requirement. (14 words)
Bailie said if there is any money involved with moving memorial items, he will gladly pay for it. (18 words)
To first-year vocal performance major Bailie Bautch-Breitung, The Magic Flute is special because of its diversity in music, as it includes songs that range from exciting and uplifting, to dramatic and sorrowful. (34 words)
Two blind women from West Sussex, Pam May and Jennie Bailie, have publicly expressed their distress and humiliation after being escorted off a P&O Cruises ship due to ‘health and safety’ concerns. (33 words)
Gary Bailie founded the Kwanlin Koyotes youth ski program in Whitehorse, and over the years he's spent many hours grooming trails and showing young people the joy of staying active outdoors. (32 words)
Example sentences (12)
Bailie Margaret Robertson maintained that removing the fairground would not improve the riverside.
Bailie must also comply with the probation service to complete a rehabilitation activity requirement.
Bailie said if there is any money involved with moving memorial items, he will gladly pay for it.
Mark Bailie, chief executive of price comparison website Compare the Market, which funded the research, said a lack of financial confidence was impacting decision-making in households.
Pierce started off by talking about growing up in Lotus River with his brother and listening to Martin Bailie on 5FM Breakfast.
This is followed by an event on Tuesday, October 31 in Linlithgow Burgh Halls (Bailie Hardie Hall),The Cross, Linlithgow, EH49 7AH, also from 3pm to 7pm.
Two blind women from West Sussex, Pam May and Jennie Bailie, have publicly expressed their distress and humiliation after being escorted off a P&O Cruises ship due to ‘health and safety’ concerns.
Bailie Elaine Gallagher, Glasgow’s first trans councillor — who was criticised for ‘disrespectful’ language — sparked 15 complaints to the Ethical Standards Commissioner.
Bailie Siddique said she understood it is costing the council £1 million to raze the property and asked about recovery of the money.
Drumchapel/Anniesland councillor Bailie Patricia Ferguson says that some of her constituents had problems accessing the new grey bins.
Gary Bailie founded the Kwanlin Koyotes youth ski program in Whitehorse, and over the years he's spent many hours grooming trails and showing young people the joy of staying active outdoors.
To first-year vocal performance major Bailie Bautch-Breitung, The Magic Flute is special because of its diversity in music, as it includes songs that range from exciting and uplifting, to dramatic and sorrowful.