bailey

Meanings

• noun

  A bailiff is a law enforcement officer or a court officer who is responsible for executing the orders of the court and maintaining order in the courtroom.

  - "The bailiff called the court to order."
  - "The defendant was escorted out of the courtroom by the bailiff."

• noun

  A bailey is also an enclosure or fortified town within a castle.

  - "The bailey was the central part of the castle where the lord and his family lived."
  - "The bailey was surrounded by a moat and high walls for protection."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈbeɪli/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with bailey
valley , melly , jelly , elly

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Variants

List of all variants of bailey that leads to same result
bailey , baileys , Bailey , Liberty Hyde Bailey , Nathan Bailey , Nathaniel Bailey , Pearl Bailey , Pearl Mae Bailey , motte and bailey , motte and baileys , mottes and baileys , Aldrich , Thomas Bailey Aldrich , Douglass , Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey , Frederick Bailey , Frederick Douglass

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Etymology

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The word 'bailiff' comes from the Old French word 'baillier', meaning 'to deliver' or 'to hand over'. The word 'bailey' comes from the Old English word 'begel', meaning 'enclosure' or 'fortified town'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'bailey' is derived from the Old English word 'begel', which means 'enclosure' or 'fortified town'.

2. The bailey was the central part of a medieval castle where the lord and his family lived and ruled.

3. The word 'bailiff' comes from the Old French word 'baillier', meaning 'to deliver' or 'to hand over'.

4. A bailiff is a law enforcement officer or court officer responsible for executing the orders of the court and maintaining order in the courtroom.

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Related Concepts

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1. Castle: A bailey is a part of a castle, which is a fortified structure designed for defense and residential purposes.

2. Law enforcement: A bailiff is a law enforcement officer who is responsible for executing the orders of the court and maintaining order in the courtroom.

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Culture

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The term 'bailey' has been used in literature and art to refer to the fortified town or enclosure within a castle. In medieval times, the bailey was the center of castle life, where the lord and his family lived and ruled. In modern times, the term 'bailiff' is used to refer to a law enforcement officer or court officer.

How to Memorize "bailey"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a castle with a bailey at its center, where the lord and his family live and rule.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'bailey' with the idea of a fortified enclosure or town within a castle.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Bailey is a Big Enclosure for a Lord' to remember the meaning of the word.

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