(n) English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742), Syn. Nathaniel Bailey, Nathan Bailey

bailey

(n) the outer courtyard of a castle

bailey

(n) the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle

bailey bridge

(n) a temporary bridge designed for rapid construction

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bailee

n. [ OF. baillé, p. p. of bailler. See Bail to deliver. ] (Law) The person to whom goods are committed in trust, and who has a temporary possession and a qualified property in them, for the purposes of the trust. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In penal statutes the word includes those who receive goods for another in good faith. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bailer

n. (Law) See Bailor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bailer

n. 1. One who bails or lades. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine for bailing water out of a pit. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bailey

n. [ The same word as bail line of palisades; cf. LL. ballium bailey, OF. bail, baille, a palisade, baillier to inclose, shut. ] 1. The outer wall of a feudal castle. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A prison or court of justice; -- used in certain proper names; as, the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in Manchester. [ Eng. ] Oxf. Gloss. [ 1913 Webster ]

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