[pale] n [ME, fr. MF pal stake, fr. L palus--more at pole] (12c) 1 archaic: palisade, paling
2. a: one of the stakes of a palisade b: picket 3 a: a space or field having bounds: enclosure b: a territory or district within certain bounds or under a particular jurisdiction
4: an area or the limits within which one is privileged or protected (as from censure) "conduct that was beyond the ~"
5: a perpendicular stripe on a heraldic shield
[2]pale vt paled ; pal.ing (14c): to enclose with pales: fence [3]pale adj pal.er ; pal.est [ME, fr. MF, fr. L pallidus, fr. pallere to be pa le--more at fallow] (14c) 1: deficient in color or intensity of color: pallid "a ~ complexion"
2: not bright or brilliant: dim "a ~ sun shining through the fog"
3: feeble, faint "a ~ imitation"
4: deficient in chroma "a ~ pink" -- pale.ly adv -- pale.ness n -- pal.ish adj [4]pale vb paled ; pal.ing vi (14c): to become pale ~ vt: to make pale