bailey

IPA: bˈeɪɫi

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).
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.
(chiefly US) 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.
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 ghost town in Grady County, Oklahoma.
A minor city in Fannin County, Texas.
An apple cultivar from New York

Examples of "bailey" in Sentences

The curator of the exhibition was David Bailey.
Cody and Bailey mend their relationship at the end of the episode.
Bailey then bargained with the seller in the presence of the victim.
Bailey also vowed to give recognition to the unsung heroes of the city.
Bailey and the curator introduce themselves to the audience and listeners.
The terrain of the bailey is slightly raised above the surrounding lowland.
Bailey was buried at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in nearby Hayward, California.
It was in fact one of the less egregious of the charges leveled against Bailey.
The scientific name of the species honors the botanist Frederick Manson Bailey.
Dr. W. H. Bailey was the first physician and druggist to locate in the new town.