▪ I. † palis, n. Obs.
Forms: 4 palice, 4–5 palais, -ays, palis, -ys, 5 palaies, paleys, paless, palyce, 5–6 pales.
[a. F. palis, OF. also paleis, and palisse, in med.L. pālicium, n. neuter, from *pālicius composed of stakes, f. pālus stake, pale. Cf. also palace n.3]
1. A fence of pales, a palisade, paling.
| 13.. Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 769 A park al aboute, With a pyked palays, pyned ful þik. c 1374 Chaucer Boeth. i. pr. iii. 7 (Camb. MS.) Warnestored and enclosyd in swich a palis. Ibid. ii. met. iv. 31 Thow that art put in quiete and weleful by strengthe of thi palys [robore ualli] shalt leden a cler age. 14.. Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 599/45 Palicium, -cij, est quedam clausura facta ex palis, a Palys. c 1475 Stans Puer ad Mensam 200 in Q. Eliz. Acad. 63 Iff þou go with any man..Be wall o{supr} by hege, by pales o{supr} by pale. |
2. A place enclosed by a palisade or fence; an enclosure: see palace n.3
(The first quot. is doubtful, and may belong to 1.)
| c 1420 Anturs of Arth. 148 (Douce MS.) Of palaies [Thornton MS. Of pales], of parkes, of pondes, of plowes. 1581 Styward Mart. Discipl. i. 59 He that shall enter in or goe foorth by any other gate, streete, or waie..into the citie, pales or lyst or fort where y⊇ campe is lodged. |
▪ II. † ˈpalis, v. Obs.
Forms: see prec.
[f. prec. or a. OF. palisser, f. palis, palisse.]
trans. To surround or enclose with a palisade; to fence in.
| c 1330 R. Brunne Chron. Wace (Rolls) 9940 He..palysed hit [a wood] aboute ful þykke. c 1330 R. Brunne Chron. (1810) 110 Withouten palaised parke. c 1440 Stacyons Rome in Pol. Rel. & L. Poems (1866) 122 note, That stoone is vndyr an Awter Palysyd with Iren and stele. |
▪ III. palis
obs. form of palace.