balival,a.|ˈbælɪvəl| [f.med.L. balīv-us, ball-, baill-, f. F. baillif:—late L. bājulīvus(see bailiff) + -al1.] Of or pertaining to a ‘bailiff’ or his office. 1854Longstaffe Hist. Darlington ii. i. 93 Dickon-kists..constituted an estate of the balival family of Barnes.