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bai·ley (bā′lē)

noun pl. baileys -·leys

the outer wall or court of a medieval castle

Etymology: ME baili, var. of baile, bail

Bailey definition

Bai·ley (bā′lē)

Bailey, Nathan(iel) died 1742; Eng. lexicographer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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