释义 |
ˈbailiffry rare. Also 7 bailivery. [f. prec. + -ry. Cf. bailiery.] The office or jurisdiction of a bailiff, or bailie; a bailiery.
1598Stow Surv. (Strype 1754) II. v. xxvii. 474/1 The Sheriffs Aldermen and Serjeants by authority of their Bailivery. 1708Chamberlayne St. Gt. Brit. ii. i. ii. (1743) 306 Hereditary bailiffs of the king's Bailiffry [anglicized for bailies and bailiery]. |