Bailey Definition

bālē
baileys
noun
A wall or palisade surrounding the structures protected by a medieval fort or castle, especially the outer wall of a castle.
American Heritage
The outer wall or court of a medieval castle.
Webster's New World
The space enclosed by this wall.
American Heritage

The outer wall of a feudal castle.

Wiktionary

The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • Nathaniel Bailey
  • Nathan Bailey
  • Pearl Mae Bailey
  • Pearl Bailey
pronoun

An occupational surname​ for a steward or official.

Wiktionary

A topographic surname from someone who lived by a bailey (the outer wall of a castle).

Wiktionary
A male given name derived from the surname.
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(chiefly US) A female given name.
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Other Word Forms of Bailey

Noun

Singular:
bailey
Plural:
baileys

Origin of Bailey

  • Middle English bailli from Old French baille probably from Latin bacula pl. of baculum log, stick bacillus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French baile (“palisade, enclosure”).

    From Wiktionary

Bailey Sentence Examples

  • The walls around the bailey began to crumble.

  • The bailey was clean, the stables large and well-built.

  • Jenn took the boy's hand and led him out of the building into the bailey area.

  • Globigerina ooze was recognized as an important deposit as soon as the first successful deep-sea soundings had been made in the Atlantic. It was described simultaneously in 1853 by Bailey of West Point and Ehrenberg in Berlih.

  • On the 24th of November he was indicted for high treason at the Old Bailey, the chief ground being a paper of association for the defence of the Protestant religion, which, though among his papers, was not in his handwriting; but the grand jury ignored the bill.

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Words Starting With

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