bailey

noun4

1. •
   The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress.
2. •
   The outer wall of a feudal castle.
3. •
   An argument which is controversial and more difficult to defend (in the context of a motte and bailey fallacy).

   • "Birds are dinosaurs" is the bailey; "birds are more similar to dinosaurs than anything else" is the motte. — 2023
4. •
   A prison or court of justice.

noun1

1. •
   An apple cultivar from New York