baljuw

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch baliu, from Old French baliu, from Vulgar Latin *bāiulīvus, from Latin bāiulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑlˈjyu̯/

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• Hyphenation: bal‧juw
• Rhymes: -yu̯

Noun

baljuw m (plural baljuws or baljuwen)

1. (historical) bailiff, reeve, a feudal, mainly judicial official, individually appointed by a lord with a fixed territorial jurisdiction

Coordinate terms

• schout

Derived terms

• baljuwage
• baljuwschap

Descendants

• Afrikaans: balju
• → West Frisian: baljuw