bailey

bailey — noun

1. a flat open courtyard inside the outer stone wall of a medieval castle, surround

1.名詞
釋義

a flat open courtyard inside the outer stone wall of a medieval castle, surrounding the central tower, where soldiers, horses, and supplies were kept.

例句

Tourists crossed the wooden drawbridge and stepped into the bailey of Warwick Castle.

the bailey of [castle name]

Knights trained their horses every morning in the wide bailey behind the gate.

同義詞
  • courtyard

    general word for any open space inside a building; bailey is specifically the castle one

  • ward

    another historical term for a castle's enclosed area; often interchangeable with bailey

文法句型

the bailey of [a castle]

用法筆記

Almost always used in historical or tourist contexts about medieval European castles. Often paired with 'inner' or 'outer' to specify which courtyard, since large castles had more than one. Distinguish from 'keep' (the central stone tower) and 'moat' (the water ditch outside the wall).

常見錯誤

❌We had a picnic in the bailey of the modern hotel.
✅We had a picnic in the courtyard of the modern hotel.
💡'bailey' is only used for medieval castles, not for any open yard.