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Definition of bailey noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bailey

noun
 
/ˈbeɪli/
 
/ˈbeɪli/
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  1. the open area of a castle, inside the outer wall
    Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Old French baile ‘palisade, enclosure’, baillier ‘enclose’, perhaps from Latin baculum ‘rod, stick’.
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