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)

The outer wall of a feudal castle.
The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress.
(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
Irish: bábhún m
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.

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

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