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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Bailliary, n. Also: -iari(e, -iarrie, -iearye, bailiarie, -ary, baylliarie; bal(l)iarie. [Var. of Baillerie,n.; the ia was prob. due to the L. forms ballia and balliatus (var. of ballivatus).]

1. The office or authority of a bailie. 1541 Rec. Earld. Orkney 62.
Courtis of justiciary, scherefschip, admirallie and bailliarie … to sett Ib.
Courtis of … bailliary 1559 Rec. Kinloss Mon. 150.
All things … that to the office of Bailliary perteins 1584 Acts III. 372/1.
The lettre of factorie, chalmerlanrie, & balliarie maid to Patrik, master of Gray … of the landis and barony of Bakie 1605 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 270.
His rycht of justiciarie and bailliarie of regalitie 1618 Conv. Burghs III. 64.
Sic craftismen … salbe capabill of the office of bailliarrie within the said burgh 1650 Lanark B. Rec. 145.
The said counsellouris to be on the lyte of the office of baylliarie 1680 Melrose R. Rec. III. 98.
The office of bailliarie of the regalitie of Melros and Tiviotdaill 1699 Mackenzie Laws & C. (ed. 2) 187.
It will not prejudge the Baillie of Regality, whose Right of Bailliary was coinstitute

2. The district under the jurisdiction of a bailie. 1561 Reg. Dunferm. 455.
To the scrybe of the Court of regalitie; to the scrybe of the bailliarie 1597 Acts (Skene) 10.
Ilk Schireffe … to give the copies of them baith to Prelates, Barrones, and Burrowes of his Bailliarie 1622-6 Bisset I. 241/12.
Letteres of horning ar presented to … schireff clerkis of bailliearies, stewartries or regalities 1633 Acts V. 14/1.
The whole head borrowes of the schirefdomes, stewartries, baliaries and regalities within this kingdome 1688 Corshill Baron Ct. 177.
The house and yaird … lyand within the … , bailiarie of Cuninghame, and shereffdom of Ayre