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Word: bailey
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Meaning:
Noun:
- A prison or court of justice; -- used in certain proper names; as, the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in Manchester.
- The outer wall of a feudal castle.
- The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress.
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Proper noun:
- A topographic surname from someone who lived by a bailey (the outer wall of a castle).
- male|from=surnames derived from the surname.
- (''mostly U.S:'') female|from=surnames.
- A=An|from=Middle English|dot= for a [[steward or official.
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