ballium

[ bal-ee-uhm ]

noun

1. bailey.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ballium¹

From Medieval Latin, dating back to 1790–1800, Latinized variant

Example Sentences

Both these castles are enclosed by a court or ballium, with a fortified entrance, like those erected by the Normans.

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And a scuffle of wrestling men sent its fearful, deathlike sound through the dark ballium.

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The keep and inner ballium was still their own as a place of retreat, however short a period it might remain so.

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Within is another line of walls with towers, called the Inner Ballium, having various buildings interspersed.

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High walls with an embattled parapet surround the lower court, or ballium, which we enter by a gate defended by strong towers.

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