BAILEY


Meaning of BAILEY in English

/ ˈbeɪli; NAmE / noun

the open area of a castle, inside the outer wall

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : probably from Old French baile palisade, enclosure, baillier enclose, perhaps from Latin baculum rod, stick.

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