a bailiwick in the circle of Meppen and province of Osnaburg, in the kingdom of Hanover. It lies on the banks of the Ems, and contains two towns and five villages, with 8972 inhabitants, almost wholly Catholics, with many remains of old German habits and prejudices.—The capital of the bailiwick is of the same name, and contains one church, a monastery of Franciscans, and 1177 inhabitants, several of whom are seamen.