Word: bailies
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bai
lies
Definition: Plural of bailie. The chief magistrate of a Scottish barony or part of a county, with functions like a sheriff's.
Morphemes:
Affix: bailie
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The chief magistrate of a Scottish barony or part of a county, with functions like a sheriff's.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bailli
Language: fro
Decoded: bailli
Meaning: land steward; officer of justice
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.