BAILEY

bailey

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

bailey

(noun) the outer courtyard of a castle

Bailey, Nathan Bailey, Nathaniel Bailey

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

Bailey, Pearl Bailey, Pearl Mae Bailey

(noun) United States singer (1918-1990)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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.

Bailey

An English occupational surname for a steward or official.

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

An Irish occupational surname, an anglicization of Báille (“bailie”).

A male given name from surnames.

(chiefly, US) A female given name from surnames.

An unincorporated community in Missouri, United States; named for early settler John Martin Bailey.

A sea area, to the north of Rockall, centred on the former Bill Bailey Bank (now Rockall Basin).

Bailey (plural Baileys)

An apple cultivar from New York

Source: Wiktionary

Bai"ley, n. Etym: [The same word as bail line of palisades; cf. LL. ballium bailey, OF. bail, baille, a palisade, baillier to inclose, shut.]

1. The outer wall of a feudal castle. [Obs.]

2. The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress. [Obs.]

3. A prison or court of justice; -- used in certain proper names; as, the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in Manchester. [Eng.] Oxf. Gloss.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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