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Definition of 'Bailey'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) bailey
the outer defense of a castle, comprising orig. a ditch and palisade surrounding the motte and later a wall or concentric walls surrounding the keep.

2. bailey
the space enclosed by a castle's outer wall or walls.

3. (n.) Bailey
Nathan or Nathaniel, died 1742, English lexicographer.

Definition of 'Bailey'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Bailey, Pearl Bailey, Pearl Mae Bailey
United States singer (1918-1990)

2. (noun) Bailey, Nathan Bailey, Nathaniel Bailey
English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)

3. (noun) bailey
the outer courtyard of a castle

4. (noun) bailey
the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle

Definition of 'Bailey'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Bailey
the outer wall of a feudal castle

2. (noun) Bailey
the space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress

3. (noun) Bailey
a prison or court of justice; -- used in certain proper names; as, the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in Manchester

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