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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Bailliery, Balliery, n. Also: baillier(i)e, ballieiry, -ierie. [Variant of Baillerie and Bailȝery.]

1. The office or authority of a bailie. 1464 Reg. Episc. Brechin II. 107.
The officis of bailliery and chaumerlantry of the samyn pertening to the said reuerend fader 1482 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 501.
Al power of bailliery … to be in time tocum of nane avale 1516 Reg. Privy S. I. 418/2.
Ane Lettre of Chalmerlanery and Bailliery … of all and hale … the kingis barony of Trabeauch 1541 Ib. II. 646/1.
With the office of baillierie of the imunite of Thane and thare pertinentis 1555 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 221.
The said Francis said the office of bailliery wes bot ane cummar and bot of small proffitt 1600 Fraser Papers 233.
The saids offices of baillierie, regalitie [etc.] 1627 Fam. Innes 215.
For your baillierie I hope to gett the king to deale for it 1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. 373.
That part [of the burgh] … not being in the Regality, it could not be subject to the Bailiery

2. The district under the jurisdiction of a bailie.(a) 1516 Reg. Privy S. I. 421/1.
With hous and bigginnis … lyand within the bailliery of Cunnynghaim and schirefdome of Are 1535 Ib. II. 260/1.
In the bailliere of Carrik within the schirefdome of Air 1538 Ib. 382/1.
In the bayllierie of Cunynghame 1540 Acts II. 372/2.
All our souerane lordis rebellis … quhair evir thai may be apprehendit within thare baillierijs 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 83.
Within the … baillieries of Kyll, Carrik and Cwnynghame 1607 Melrose R. Rec. I. 38.
Ane act of court of this bailliere in favouris of the Abbay mylne of Melrose(b) 1526 Acts II. 311/2.
The lordschip of Stewartoun within the balliery of Cunnynghame 1529 Reg. Privy S. II. 38/2.
The landis of Auldhall … lyand within the balliery of Cunynghame 1540 Acts II. 372/2.
Rebellis & being at his horne within thare housis boundis or ballieriis 1565 Lennox Mun. 429.
Thair. . tenentis and seruandis duelland on thair landis, stedings, and ballieryis