/ 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.
/ 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.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005