† sub-ˈbailiff, -baily Obs.
[a. AF. = OF. sub(b)aillif, -balif (cf. southbaily s.v. south-2) = med.L. subballīvus: see sub- 6 and bailiff.]
An under-bailiff.
| 14.. Customs of Malton in Surtees Misc. (1890) 59 The Balyffes or Subbalyffes of þe said Burgage. 1456 Cov. Leet Bk. (1908) 293 To take suerte of theire subbaillif and officers. Ibid. 322 The subbaylly and Constable. 1757 in Picton L'pool Munic. Rev. (1886) II. 149 The election of sub-bailiffs. |
Hence † subˈbailiwick, the office or jurisdiction of an under-bailiff.
| 1452 Cov. Leet Bk. (1908) 274 Ye shall not set eny of your subbayliwikkes to eny certeyn ferm. |