'bayle' definitions:

Definition of 'bayle'

From: GCIDE
  • Bail \Bail\, n. [OF. bail, baille. See Bailey.]
  • 1. (Usually pl.) A line of palisades serving as an exterior defense. [Written also bayle.] [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The outer wall of a feudal castle. Hence: The space inclosed by it; the outer court. --Holinshed. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A certain limit within a forest. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A division for the stalls of an open stable. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Cricket) The top or cross piece (or either of the two cross pieces) of the wicket. [1913 Webster]