baljuw

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bɑlˈjyu̯/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: bal‧juw
  • Rhymes: -yu̯

Noun[edit]

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

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Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: balju
  • West Frisian: baljuw