foud

noun

variants or fowd

ˈfəu̇d

plural -s

: a magistrate, sheriff, or bailiff in the Orkney, Shetland, and Faroe islands

Word History

Etymology

Middle English (Scots) fowde, from Old Norse fōguti bailiff, from Middle Low German voget, from Medieval Latin vocatus legal representative, from Latin advocatus advocate

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