foud
(British, Shetland, and, Orkney) A bailiff or magistrate.
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Formerly the President of the Supreme Court ; a magis- trate or bailiff of a district.
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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(British, Shetland, and, Orkney) A bailiff or magistrate.
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