How to pronounce bailey
American English pronunciation
BAY-lee
- IPA
- /ˈbeɪli/
- Syllables
- BAY · lee (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What bailey means
The open yard inside a castle's outer wall
In a sentence: The castle's chickens and goats wandered freely around the bailey.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word for a fence of stakes. That word goes back to a Latin word for sticks.
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