Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bailo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: bai-lo
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

title of the Venetian envoy to particularly the Sublime Porte

Example Sentences

"Venice engaged to restore to the triarchs all property which the baili had conferred in fief since 1255."
"In 1670 the bailo was considered responsible for all the Venetian consuls in the Ottoman Empire."

Etymology

From Venetan bailo. Doublet of bailiff.

Word Breakdown

Root: bailo

Inflected Forms

baili (plural) baylo (alternative)

Questions

What does bailo mean?: title of the Venetian envoy to particularly the Sublime Porte
Where does bailo come from?: From Venetan bailo. Doublet of bailiff.

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