baulì

• balì

Possibly from an earlier, and then apocoped, *baulivu, influenced by Norman bailli, from Vulgar Latin *baiulivus, extended from Latin baiulus. Compare Old French bailif/baillif, Middle French bailly, English baillie, Italian balì.

• IPA^(key): /bawˈli/ (standard)
• Hyphenation: bau‧lì

baulì m

1. (historical) a bailiff (his office and/or the related place of it).

• → Italian: Baulì (regional)