bailey
/ˈbeɪli/
bailey noun: the outer wall of a feudal castle.
Noun (1)
bailey (plural baileys)
- The outer wall of a feudal castle.
- The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress.
- A prison or court of justice.
- the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in Manchester
- An argument which is controversial and more difficult to defend (in the context of a motte and bailey fallacy).
- "Birds are dinosaurs" is the bailey; "birds are more similar to dinosaurs than anything else" is the motte.2023 February 10, “Why Birds Are Not Dinosaurs (And Why It Matters)”, in Answers in Genesis, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2023
Proper noun capitalized: Bailey
Bailey (countable and uncountable, plural Baileys)
- A surname.
- “I did not initiate, welcome, encourage, engage in, or learn from much less enjoy, [Adam] Bailey’s tirade. I did not base any part of any of my rulings on it, as Bailey has outlandishly, mistakenly, and defamatorily claimed,” Engoron wrote.2024 July 25, Kara Scannell, “Judge who ordered Trump to pay $454 million says he was ‘accosted’ by lawyer and won’t recuse himself from case”, in CNN
- 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), located in the Atlantic.
- An unincorporated community in Park County, Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Sherburne County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Missouri; named for early settler John Martin Bailey.
- A town in Nash County, North Carolina.
- A ghost town in Grady County, Oklahoma.
- A minor city in Fannin County, Texas.
Noun (2) capitalized: Bailey
Bailey (plural Baileys)
bailey meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
bailey in Hindi
- बेली, बैली
bailey in Tamil
- பெய்லி, பைலி
bailey in Marathi
- बेली, बॅली
bailey in Urdu
- بیلی, بئیلی, بییلی
More languagesFewer languages
- bailey in Bengali
- বেইলি
- bailey in Telugu
- బెయిలీ, బేలీ, బైలీ
- bailey in Malayalam
- ബെയ്ലി, ബെയിലി
- bailey in Kannada
- ಬೇಲೀ, ಬೈಲಿ
- bailey in Punjabi
- ਬੇਲੀ, ਬੈਲੀ
- bailey in Gujarati
- બેલી
- bailey in Odia
- ବେଇଲି, ବେଲୀ
- bailey in Nepali
- बेइली
Forms of bailey
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | baileys |
| plural | Baileys |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Baileys |
| alternative form | Bailie |
| alternative form | Baily |
| alternative form | Bayly |
| alternative form | Bayley |
| alternative form | Bailee |
| alternative form | Baylee |
Origin of bailey
From Old French baile (“palisade, enclosure”), from Latin bacula, plural of baculum (“stick, rod”).
(English topographic surname): See bailey (“outer castle wall”)
Words formed from bailey
Phrases with bailey
Words that rhyme with bailey
Questions about bailey
- What does bailey mean?
- Bailey means the outer wall of a feudal castle.
- What is bailey in Hindi?
- Bailey in Hindi is बेली, बैली. See Bailey meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is bailey?
- Bailey can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce bailey?
- Bailey is pronounced /ˈbeɪli/.
- What is the plural of bailey?
- The plural of bailey is baileys.
Words near bailey in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bailey (page history and authors); Bailey (page history and authors); bailey (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bailey (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bailey (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bailey (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bailey (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bailey (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bailey (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bailey (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bailey (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bailey (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bailey (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bailey (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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