bailus

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Definitions

  • n. Sovereignty, ownership.

Example Sentences

  • “My boss constantly creates new rules just to show his bailus." (Weiser)

  • "The essence of galus is that we have no bailus until mashiach arrives speedily and in our times." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y בעלות baylus

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      baylus, bailis, baylis, beilis, beilus

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