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Meaning
Noun
●
The
outer
wall
of a
feudal
castle.
●
In Walls and fences:
The
space
immediately
within the
outer
wall
of a
castle
or fortress.
●
A
prison
or
court
of justice.
●
An
argument
which is
controversial
and more
difficult
to
defend
(in the
context
of a
motte and bailey
fallacy).
●
In Apple cultivars:
An
apple
cultivar
from New York
Name
●
An English
surname
from Anglo-Norman [
in turn
originating
as an
occupation
] for a
steward
or official.
●
An English
topographic
surname
from someone who
lived
by a
bailey
(the
outer
wall
of a castle).
●
An Irish
surname
originating
as an
occupation
, an
anglicization
of Báille (“bailie”).
●
A
male
given name
transferred
from the surname.
●
A
female
given name
transferred
from the surname.
●
A
sea area
, to the
north of
Rockall,
centred
on the
former
Bill Bailey Bank (now Rockall Basin).
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Park County, Colorado.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Sherburne County, Minnesota.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Jefferson County, Missouri;
named
for early
settler
John Martin Bailey.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
ghost town
in Grady County, Oklahoma.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
minor
city
in Fannin County, Texas.
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