A baillie (alternative spelling bailie, from Old French) was a local civic officer in Scottish burghs, approximately equivalent to the post of alderman or magistrate (see bailiff) in other countries. They were responsible for a jurisdiction called a bailiary (alt. bailiery). Old French is a term sometimes used to refer to the langue doïl, the continuum of varieties of Romance language spoken in territories corresponding roughly to the northern half of modern France and parts of Belgium and Switzerland during the period roughly from 1000 to 1300 A.D... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I 843  Area    - Total 78... A sign in Linlithgow, Scotland. ... An alderman is a member of a municipal legislative body in a town or city with many jurisdictions. ... A magistrate is a judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. ... A Bailiff in a United States courtroom Bailiff (from Late Latin bajulivus, adjectival form of bajulus) is a governor or custodian (cf. ... In law, jurisdiction from the Latin jus, juris meaning law and dicere meaning to speak, is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted body or to a person to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility. ...

Notable Scottish baillies:

• Alasdair MacMhaighstir Alasdair, Bailie of Canna
• Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan, Bailie of Inverie, Knoydart
• Bailie William Landale, winner of the silver cup at the first open championship held at St Andrews Old Course in 1754, see Timeline of golf history (1353-1850)
• Bailie Nicol Jarvie, fictional character in the Sir Walter Scott novel Rob Roy, and a brand of whisky

There are several notable people with the surname Baillie: Alasdair MacMhaighstear Alasdair (c. ... This article is about the Scottish island of Canna. ... Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan (d. ... Inverie is a tiny settlement in Scotland. ... Knoydart is a peninsula on the west coast of Scotland, in the UK, sandwiched between Loch Nevis and Loch Hourn—often translated as Heaven and Hell respectively. ... The following is a partial timeline of the history of golf: 1354 - The first recorded reference to chole, the probable antecedent of golf. ... Bailie Nicol Jarvie (colloquially BNJ) is a brand of whisky distilled and sold by Glenmorangie plc. ... Portrait of Sir Walter Scott, by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (14 August 1771–21 September 1832) was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe during his time. ...

• Robert Baillie (1602-1662), Scottish divine and historical writer
• Lady Grizel Baillie, (1665–1746), Scottish song-writer
• Baillie of Jerviswood (d. 1684), Scottish conspirator, Robert Baillie (aka Baillie of Jerviswood), son of George Baillie of Lanarkshire
• Matthew Baillie (1761-1823), brother of poetress Joanna Baillie
• Joanna Baillie (1762-1851), poetess and dramatist
• Henry Baillie (1803–1885), British Conservative politician
• Charles Baillie (1804-1879) Lord Jerviswoode, a Scottish politician and judge
• Sir Frank Wilton Baillie (1875–1921), Canadian industrialist
• John Baillie (1886-1960), Scottish theologian, and brother of theologian Donald Macpherson Baillie
• Donald Macpherson Baillie (1887-1954), Scottish theologian, ecumenist, and parish minister
• Bruce Baillie (1931-), film director
• Jackie Baillie (1964-), Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Dumbarton constituency

Robert Baillie (1602-1662), Scottish divine, was born at Glasgow. ... Lady Grizel Baillie (December 25, 1665–December 6, 1746), was a Scottish song-writer. ... Robert Baillie (d. ... Matthew Baillie (born October 27, 1761 in Shotts, North Lanarkshire, Scotland; died September 23, 1823 in Gloucestershire, England) was a Scottish physician and pathologist. ... Joanna Baillie (1762-1851), poetess and dramatist. ... Henry James Baillie (1803–16 December 1885) was a British Conservative politician. ... Charles Baillie (1804 - 1879) Lord Jerviswoode, was a Scottish politician and judge. ... Sir Frank Wilton Baillie (9 August 1875 – 2 January 1921) was a Canadian industrialist who played a significant role in establishing the modern steel industry in Canada. ... John Baillie CH (1886-1960) was a Scottish theologian, a Church of Scotland minister and brother of theologian Donald Macpherson Baillie. ... Donald Macpherson Baillie (1887-1954) was a Scottish theologian, ecumenist, and parish minister. ... Bruce Baillie (born in 1931, Aberdeen, South Dakota) is a film director. ... Jackie Baillie, born January 15, 1964 is a Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Dumbarton constituency. ...

See also

• Deacon, the old Scots equivalent of councillor, see Deacon#Scots usage
• Bailie of Holyroodhouse
• Glasgow Bailie, a type of salted herring, which is also some times known as a Glasgow Magistrate

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