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bailey

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. bailey (noun)
  2. motte and bailey (noun)

bai·ley

noun \ˈbā-lē\
plural baileys

Definition of BAILEY

1
: the outer wall of a castle or any of several walls surrounding the keep
2
: a courtyard within the external wall or between two outer walls of a castle

Origin of BAILEY

Middle English bailli, palisade, bailey, from Anglo-French baille, balie
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with BAILEY

Ailey, bailie, daily, Daley, Daly, gaily, grayly, paly, scaly, shaley, wally

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