bailey

What it means

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

In a sentence

the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in Manchester

Where it comes from

1. Latinbacula
2. Old Frenchbaile“palisade, enclosure”
3. Englishbailey

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