1. (

• Bailey ,
• Pearl_Bailey ,
• Pearl_Mae_Bailey

) United States singer (1918-1990) ;

2. (

• Bailey ,
• Nathan_Bailey ,
• Nathaniel_Bailey

) English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742) ;

3. (

• bailey ,

) the outer courtyard of a castle ;

4. (

• bailey

) the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle ;