noun. a wooden post or strip used as an upright member in a fence. an enclosing barrier, esp a fence made of pales. an area enclosed by a pale. a sphere of activity within which certain restrictions are applied. heraldry an ordinary consisting of a vertical stripe, usually in the centre of a shield. beyond the pale. More @Wikipedia
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