An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Ballei

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2505915An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — Ballei1891John Francis Davis

​ Ballei, f., ‘jurisdiction,’ from MidLat. ballia, formed from Fr. bailli, bailif, ‘steward’ (MidLat. ballîvus, E. bailiff), which is formed from Lat. bajulus, with the suffix -îvus.

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