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单词 water bailie
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water bailien.

Brit. /ˈwɔːtə ˌbeɪli/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌbeɪli/, /ˈwɑdər ˌbeɪli/
Forms: see water n. and bailie n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., bailie n.
Etymology: < water n. + bailie n. Compare slightly earlier water bailiff n.Compare also use of Anglo-Norman waterbaille (borrowed < English) denoting a river bailiff:1395 in W. P. Baildon Sel. Cases Chancery (1896) 15 Pur quel trespas le dit Andrew [se pleint a le] Waterbaille de Quenehithe si come le leye et vsage del ewe demandont.
1. An officer of a port town or city responsible for the enforcement of shipping regulations, the searching of vessels, and the collection of customs; = water bailiff n. 1a. In later use chiefly Scottish: an officer responsible for enforcing the law and maintaining order in a port or on a river or other waterway. Now historical and rare.
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society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > harbour or port > harbour-master > [noun] > other port officials
water bailiff1369
water bailie1377
shahbandar1599
boarding officer?1881
boarding foreman1924
1377 in L. Wright Sources London Eng. (1996) 188 Wat[er]bailly.
1404 in M. T. Löfvenberg Contrib. Middle Eng. Lexicogr. & Etymol. (1946) 8 [The offices of gauger in the port of Bristol and] waterbaillie [therein].
1434 in H. Nicolas Proc. & Ordinances Privy Council (1835) IV. 197 (MED) Officium de Waterbaily de Plymmouth.
1544 in J. Gairdner Lett. & Papers Reign Henry VIII (1905) (modernized text) XIX. ii. 175 Personages to remain here at Boulloyn... Edw. Brown, water-bailly; John Haster, clerk of the Council; Wenlock, master gunner, and Bacon his mate.
1587 in J. M. Thomson Registrum Magni Sigilli Scotorum (1888) V. 450/2 Ballivus marinus (watter baillie) Edinburgi aut Lethe.
1600 Maldon (Essex) Documents (Bundle 162, f. 4) xliiii s. by them receyved of William Gylman, water baylie, for tolls, yssues, and profitts.
1690 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Glasgow (1905) III. 440 The water baillie to be present..when the water serjants are tryed.
a1786 W. Wallace Decisions Court Session 1772–4 (1792) 34 That the water bailie, or admiral depute, was not a judge competent to said defenders, because they lived extra territorium.
1833 Sc. Jurist 5 591/1 In March 1830, the charger raised an action before the Water-Bailie of Clyde.
1893 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 796/1 He was..a very well-known person indeed to the Leith and Edinburgh people of that day, holding as he did the office of Water-Bailie of Leith.
1915 D. Robertson Bailies Leith 76 The older practice (when the Admiral bore the quaint and modest title of water bailie).
2.
a. An officer responsible for the enforcement of by-laws relating to fishing; (sometimes) spec. one appointed by a monarch or other landowner to look after his or her rights in matters of fishing, salvage, etc.; = water bailiff n. 3a. Obsolete.
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society > law > law enforcement > law-enforcement or peace-officer > [noun] > enforcer of laws relating to fishing
water bailie1467
watergrave1479
water bailiff1633
1467 in C. Innes Registrum de Dunfermelyn (1842) 359 [They] sall..set owre þare nettis..quhare þai lykis..ay quhill þe kingis water balȝe mak revlis.
1493–4 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 197 Item, spentt at the settyng of þe clarkes wages at þe waterbaylyis, ij d.
1518 in I. S. Leadam Select Cases Star Chamber (1911) II. 152 To the waterbailly a gowne of iiij brode yardes and an half at vs.
a1589 L. Mascall Bk. Fishing (1590) 45 And water Bayles which are appointed to see soo such nets in riuers.., they neglect their duties, for they let the fisher men vse what nets they list.
1603 J. Stow Suruay of London (new ed.) 539 The Sworde bearer, Common hunt, Water Bayly, common Crier,..&c.
a1676 M. Hale De Jure Maris i. v, in F. Hargrave Coll. Tracts Law Eng. (1787) 23 The office of a water-baillie or scrutator is a bare ministerial officer, which the king doth or may appoint in those rivers or places that are his in franchise or interest. And his business was, to look to the king's rights, as his wrecks, his floatsan, jetsan, water-strays, royal fishes.
1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions p. xcvi To the Lord Mayor as Water-bayly and Conservator of the River of Thames, several Fees and Profits belong.
1723 Weekly Jrnl. 6 July 27/2 Several Fishing Nets were lately seiz'd on the River Thames by the Water Baily's Officers.
a1741 C. Fiennes Through Eng. on Side Saddle (1888) 245 Ye Lord Major..attended by all his officers ye sword bearer and water Baily very well dress'd.
b. A person employed to patrol a river or other body of water, in order to enforce by-laws relating to fishing, and esp. to prevent poaching; = water bailiff n. 3b. Now rare (chiefly Scottish).
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society > law > law enforcement > law-enforcement or peace-officer > [noun] > river-policeman
water-watcher1846
water bailiff1847
water bailie1886
1886 G. Ure Our Fancy Pigeons ii. 42 A good stretch of the river is in most cases within view, and the foul fisher has sharp eyes for a water bailie.
1900 C. Murray Hamewith 3 Nae snaw bree now in the Leochel Burn, Nae a water baillie goupin'.
1950 I. Waters Chepstow Talk 21 Water-bailey, water-bailiff to prevent poaching of salmon.
2001 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 1 Jan. 11 My uncle's a water-bailie, so he thought Cameron was in the river, while the police were sure he'd been abducted.

Derivatives

water bailierie n. Scottish Obsolete the office or position of a water bailie (sense 1).
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society > occupation and work > duties > [noun] > functions or duties of specific positions
secretaryship1530
water bailierie1535
1535 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1871) II. 69 Till Patrik Barroun the office of watter baillierie of thair port and havin of Leyth.
1593 in Rec. Convent. Burghs Scotl. (1870) I. 410 The watter bailliery of thair hevin and portt of Pettycure.
1635 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Glasgow (1881) II. 35 The great contempt the place of watter bailyearie..is fallen in.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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