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Webster 1913 Edition
Bailey
Bai′ley
,Noun.
[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.
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Bailey
Bailey
See also: bailey
English
Proper noun
Bailey
- An occupational surname for a steward or official.
- A topographic surname from someone who lived by a bailey (the outer wall of a castle).
- A male given name derived from the surname.
- (chiefly US) A female given name.
Derived terms
- Baileyan
Noun
Bailey (plural Baileys)