BAILEY

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The outer wall of a feudal castle. [Obs.]

2.
n.

The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress. [Obs.]

3.
n.

A prison or court of justice; -- used in certain proper names; as, the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in Manchester. [Eng.] Oxf. Gloss.


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