Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Bailey"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bailey \Bai"ley\, n. [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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Bailey
n 1: American singer (1918-1990) [syn: {Bailey}, {Pearl Bailey},
{Pearl Mae Bailey}]
2: English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology
consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel
Johnson (died in 1742) [syn: {Bailey}, {Nathan Bailey}, {Nathaniel
Bailey}]
3: the outer courtyard of a castle
4: the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard
of a castle
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