Brewer's: Bajulus

A pedagogue. A Grand Bajulus, a “big” pedagogue. In the Greek court, the preceptor of the Emperor was called the Grand Bajulus. Originally “porter.” (Cf. Bailiff.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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