Bailey

Bai·ley  (bl), Nathan or Nathaniel Died 1742.

British lexicographer whose Universal Etymological English Dictionary, first published in 1721, was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson and was the first English dictionary to treat etymology consistently.

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bai·ley  (bl)

n. pl. bai·leys

1. The outer wall of a castle.

2. The space enclosed by this outer wall.

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[Middle English bailli, from Old French baille, probably from Latin bacula, pl. of baculum, log, stick; see bacillus.]

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bailey

Noun

the outermost wall or court of a castle [Old French baille enclosed court]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Bailey - United States singer (1918-1990) Pearl Bailey, Pearl Mae Bailey
	2.	Bailey - English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742) Nathan Bailey, Nathaniel Bailey
	3.	bailey - the outer courtyard of a castle courtyard, court - an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court"
	4.	bailey - the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle bulwark, rampart, wall - an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"