English Dictionary

motte and bailey

名詞

The predecessor of the castle, having a raised earth mound (the motte) topped with a tower (or donjon), and a wooden ring fortification surrounding a courtyard (the bailey).

日本語の意味

城の前身で、盛土台（モット）があり、その上には塔（またはドンジョン）が建てられ、木製の輪濠で囲まれた中庭（ベイリー）を持つ要塞構造

From the hilltop, the ruined motte and bailey still suggest how the medieval lord controlled the surrounding farmland.

丘の上から見ると、廃墟となったその城の前身――櫓が載った盛り土（土塁）と周囲を木柵で囲った郭の遺構――は、中世の領主が周辺の農地を支配していた様子を今に伝えている。

意味（1）

The predecessor of the castle, having a raised earth mound (the motte) topped with a tower (or donjon), and a wooden ring fortification surrounding a courtyard (the bailey).

Should an inquiring stranger ask an Irish countryman if there were any mottes in the neighbourhood he might be met with unexpected but none the less unrestrained laughter, as in semi-slang the word has another meaning very far from that of a castle mound!

意味（2）

A form of argument and an informal fallacy where an arguer conflates two similar positions, one modest and easier to defend (the "motte") and one much more controversial (the "bailey"), by advancing the controversial position, but when challenged, insisting that they are only advancing the more modest position.

mottes and baileys （ plural ）