Definitions
the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle
Word origin
From Old French baile (“palisade, enclosure”), from Latin bacula, plural of baculum (“stick, rod”).
Used in a sentence
“the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in Manchester”
“"Birds are dinosaurs" is the bailey; "birds are more similar to dinosaurs than anything else" is the motte.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Castle courtyard”6 letters
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