Word Meanings - BAILIE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

An officer in Scotland, whose office formerly corresponded to that of sheriff, but now corresponds to that of an English alderman.

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• WHOSESOEVER
  The possessive of whosoever. See Whosoever.
• ENGLISHWOMAN
  Fem. of Englishman. Shak.
• OFFICEHOLDER
  An officer, particularly one in the civil service; a placeman.
• FORMERLY
  In time past, either in time immediately preceding or at any indefinite distance; of old; heretofore.
• SHERIFF
  The chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is intrusted the execution of the laws, the serving of judicial writs and processes, and the preservation of the peace. Note: In England, sheriffs are appointed by the king. In the United
• ENGLISH
  A twist or spinning motion given to a ball in striking it that influences the direction it will take after touching a cushion or another ball. The King's, or Queen's, English. See under King. (more info) 1. Collectively, the people of England;
• ALDERMANSHIP
  The condition, position, or office of an alderman. Fabyan.
• CORRESPOND
  1. To be like something else in the dimensions and arrangement of its parts; -- followed by with or to; as, concurring figures correspond with each other throughout. None of them correspond to the Shakespearean type. J. A. Symonds.
• CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL
  A school that teaches by correspondence, the instruction being based on printed instruction sheets and the recitation papers written by the student in answer to the questions or requirements of these sheets. In the broadest sense of the
• CORRESPONDINGLY
  In a corresponding manner; conformably.
• OFFICE WIRE
  Copper wire with a strong but light insulation, used in wiring houses, etc.
• CORRESPONDENT
  One who carries on commercial intercourse by letter or telegram with a person or firm at a distance. (more info) 1. One with whom intercourse is carried on by letter. Macualay. 2. One who communicates information, etc., by letter or telegram to
• ALDERMANIC
  Relating to, becoming to, or like, an alderman; characteristic of an alderman.
• ALDERMANLIKE
  Like or suited to an alderman.
• WHOSE
  The possessive case of who or which. See Who, and Which. Whose daughter art thou tell me, I pray thee. Gen. xxiv. 23. The question whose solution I require. Dryden.
• OFFICER
  1. To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over. Marshall. 2. To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits.
• CORRESPONDENCY
  See CLARKE
• ALDERMANRY
  1. The district or ward of an alderman. 2. The office or rank of an alderman. B. Jonson.
• ENGLISHRY
  1. The state or privilege of being an Englishman. Cowell. 2. A body of English or people of English descent; -- commonly applied to English people in Ireland. A general massacre of the Englishry. Macaulay.
• OFFICE
  The apartments or outhouses in which the domestics discharge the duties attached to the service of a house, as kitchens, pantries, stables, etc. As for the offices, let them stand at distance. Bacon. (more info) 1. That which a person does, either
• INCORRESPONDENCE; INCORRESPONDENCY
  Want of correspondence; disagreement; disproportion.
• POST OFFICE
  See POST
• BOOKING OFFICE
  1. An office where passengers, baggage, etc., are registered for conveyance, as by railway or steamship. 2. An office where passage tickets are sold.
• CROWN OFFICE
  The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of all criminal cases. Burrill.
• DISCORRESPONDENT
  Incongruous. W. Montagu.
• UNDERSHERIFF
  A sheriff's deputy.
• UNSHERIFF
  To depose from the office of sheriff.
• EALDERMAN; EALDORMAN
  An alderman.
• SUBOFFICER
  An under or subordinate officer.