bailey

sustantivocorriente en diálogos

//ˈbeɪli//

The outer wall of a feudal castle.

sustantivo

1
The outer wall of a feudal castle.
2
The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress.
3
A prison or court of justice.
the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in Manchester
4
An argument which is controversial and more difficult to defend (in the context of a motte and bailey fallacy).
"Birds are dinosaurs" is the bailey; "birds are more similar to dinosaurs than anything else" is the motte.

Etimología

From Old French baile (“palisade, enclosure”), from Latin bacula, plural of baculum (“stick, rod”).

Formas

plural: baileys

Bai · An ethnic group of China.bail · Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release…Bail · A surname.

bailey · The outer wall of a feudal castle.

Bailey · A surname.bailiff · An officer of the court A high bailiff: an officer of the…Bailiff · A surname originating as an occupation.

Las páginas vecinas — El orden alfabético sigue las reglas del idioma, no el valor de los bytes: un acento solo desempata entre dos palabras por lo demás idénticas, y la Ñ es una letra propia con su propia sección.