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bailey in Latin

bailey in Latin is ballium — bailey means the outer wall of a castle, or the open courtyard enclosed within it.

bailey in Latin

ballium
noun
The outer wall of a feudal castle.

What does "bailey" mean?

  1. noun The outer wall of a castle, or the open courtyard enclosed within it.
    "Soldiers drilled in the bailey each morning before the castle gates opened."
  2. noun An argument or claim that is hard to defend, in contrast with an easy-to-defend one — used in the phrase "motte and bailey."
    "His extreme claim was the bailey he retreated from once challenged, hiding behind a much milder "motte" instead."

bailey in a sentence

  • Soldiers drilled in the bailey each morning before the castle gates opened.
  • His extreme claim was the bailey he retreated from once challenged, hiding behind a much milder "motte" instead.

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What is "bailey" in Latin?

"bailey" in Latin is ballium. bailey means: The outer wall of a castle, or the open courtyard enclosed within it.

How do you use "bailey" in a sentence?

Example: "Soldiers drilled in the bailey each morning before the castle gates opened." In Latin, "bailey" is ballium.

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