bailey
see also: Bailey
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈbeɪli/
Noun

bailey (plural baileys)

  1. The outer wall of a feudal castle.
  2. The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress.
  3. (in certain proper names) A prison or court of justice.
    the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in Manchester

Bailey
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈbeɪli/
Proper noun
  1. Surname for a steward or official.
  2. Surname from someone who lived by a bailey (the outer wall of a castle).
  3. Surname, an anglicization of Báille ("bailie").
  4. A male given name.
  5. (chiefly, US) A female given name.
  6. An unincorporated community in Missouri, US.
  7. A sea area, to the north of Rockall, centred on the former Bill Bailey Bank (now Rockall Basin).
Noun

bailey (plural baileys)

  1. An apple cultivar from New York



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