Bailli

-- In a charter executed at Waterford, Henry had styled this nobleman "Bailli," a Norman term for a representative of royalty.

An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 Mary Frances Cusack 1864

"Bailli," which seemed to belong to another world, or at all events to a harlequinade, and then on account of the extraordinary appearance of the man -- he looked like a skeleton in powder.

Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville Prince De Joinville 1859

It was originally obtained from Morpeth, and communicated by W.H. Longstaffe, Esq., of Darlington, who says, 'in many respects the Bailli

Grey Beard Newly Shaven 2000

Almost the last to fall were the Chevalier Lamirande and the veteran Bailli of

Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean E. Hamilton Currey

A terrible fire was opened against the walls of the fort, and so destructive did it immediately become that the Bailli of Negropont, the Knight in command, very soon became aware that his trust must be in the stout hearts and strong arms of his garrison; as the walls by which they were surrounded were hourly crumbling into nothingness.

Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean E. Hamilton Currey

The first to combine the two functions, that of Bailli and Concierge, was Jacques Coictier, the doctor of Louis XI.

Royal Palaces and Parks of France Blanche McManus

In the deserted castle where for six centuries Count Michel's vigorous forbears had pacifically ruled with their vigorous sons, the last pitiful illegitimate child of the line was discovered by the Bailli of Fribourg.

The Counts of Gruyère Mrs. Reginald de Koven

In 1348 he was further invested with the official title of Bailli and the post was, at times, occupied by the highest and the most noble in the land, among others Philippe de

Royal Palaces and Parks of France Blanche McManus

In a stammering and rather confused fashion he attempted to explain that the vacillations of the witness Bailli had aroused his suspicions.

She Stands Accused 1935

He testified that he and Bailli had searched together.

She Stands Accused 1935