bailey
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li noun, plural bai·leys.
1.
the defensive wall surrounding an outer court of a castle.
2.
the courtyard itself.
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| —n | |
| the outermost wall or court of a castle | |
| [C13: from Old French baille enclosed court, from bailler to enclose; see | |
| Bailey (ˈbeɪlɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | David. born 1938, English photographer |
| 2. | NathanorNathaniel. died 1742, English lexicographer: compiler of An Universal Etymological English Dictionary (1721--27) |
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Word Origin & History
bailey
"wall enclosing an outer court," c.1300, baylle, variant of bail, from O.Fr. bail "stake, pallisade, brace," of unknown origin, perhaps ultimately connected to L. bacula "sticks," on notion of "stakes, palisade fence." Old Bailey, seat of Central Criminal Court in London, was so called because it stood
within the ancient bailey of the city wall. The surname Bailey usually is from O.Fr. bailli, a later form of 'baillif (q.v.).
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In motte and bailey castles, the keep typically surmounted the motte.
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