bailey

== English == === Etymology === From Old French baile (“palisade, enclosure”), from Latin bacula, plural of baculum (“stick, rod”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbeɪli/ Rhymes: -eɪli === Noun === bailey (plural baileys) The outer wall of a feudal castle. The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress. (in certain proper names) 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). ==== Derived terms ==== motte and bailey ==== Translations ==== === References === “bailey”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.