bailey

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   The outer wall of a feudal castle.
2. 2
   The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress.
3. 3
   A prison or court of justice.
4. 4
   An argument which is controversial and more difficult to defend (in the context of a motte and bailey fallacy).
5. 5
   An apple cultivar from New York

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   A surname: An English surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as an occupation] for a steward or official.
3. 3
   A surname: An English topographic surname from someone who lived by a bailey (the outer wall of a castle).
4. 4
   A surname: An Irish surname originating as an occupation, an anglicization of Báille (“bailie”).
5. 5
   A unisex given name: A male given name transferred from the surname.
6. 6
   A unisex given name: A female given name transferred from the surname.
7. 7
   A placename: A sea area, to the north of Rockall, centred on the former Bill Bailey Bank (now Rockall Basin), located in the Atlantic.
8. 8
   A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Park County, Colorado.
9. 9
   A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Sherburne County, Minnesota.
10. 10
    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.
11. 11
    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Missouri; named for early settler John Martin Bailey.
12. 12
    A number of places in the United States: A town in Nash County, North Carolina.
13. 13
    A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Grady County, Oklahoma.
14. 14
    A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Fannin County, Texas.