bailey
pronunciation
How to pronounce bailey in British English:
UK [ˈbeɪli]
How to pronounce bailey in American English:
US ['beɪlɪ]
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- Noun:
- the outer courtyard of a castle
- the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle
Word Origin
- bailey (n.)
- "wall enclosing an outer court," early 14c. (c. 1200 in Anglo-Latin), baylle, variant of bail, from Old French bail "stake, palisade, brace," which is of unknown origin, perhaps ultimately connected to Latin bacula "sticks," on notion of "stakes, palisade fence." Old Bailey, seat of Central Criminal Court in London, was so called because it stood within the ancient bailey of the city wall. The surname Bailey usually is from Old French bailli, a later form of baillif (see bailiff).
Example
- 1. Bailey believes chinese buyers will follow the russian trend .
- 2. Correspondent captain desmond bailey led the close-in security team .
- 3. For bailey there is a simple problem with the world .
- 4. Another trend mr bailey highlighted is one where forward bookings are gaining a higher share for most asian carriers .
- 5. The character of george bailey would today be as likely to manage a money-market fund as take in humble bank deposits .