bailey

bailey

See also: Bailey

English

Etymology

From Old French baile (“palisade, enclosure”), from Latin bacula, plural of baculum (“stick, rod”).[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪli/

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• Rhymes: -eɪli

Noun

bailey (plural baileys)

1. The outer wall of a feudal castle.
2. The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress.
3. (in certain proper names) A prison or court of justice.

   the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in Manchester

Derived terms

• motte and bailey

Translations

outer wall of a castle

Finnish: ulkomuuri Latin: ballium n (medieval)

space contained by the outer wall of a castle

Finnish: linnanpiha

References

• “bailey”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

1. “baile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.