Bailey
bai·ley
noun
2.
English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)
Origin
From Old French baile (“palisade, enclosure”), from Latin bacula, plural of baculum (“stick, rod”).
Phrases
- Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley
- Bailey bridge
- Bailey County
- Bailey Island
- Bailey-Borwein-Plouffe formula
- motte and bailey
- Old Bailey
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