A Pale

1. A wooden stake; a picket.
2. (archaic) Fence made from wooden stake; palisade.
3. (by extension) Limits, bounds (especially before of).
4. The bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgment in civilized company, in the phrase beyond the pale.
5. (heraldry) A vertical band down the middle of a shield.
6. (archaic) A territory or defensive area within a specific boundary or under a given jurisdiction.

• (historical) The parts of Ireland under English jurisdiction.
• (historical) The territory around Calais under English control (from the 14th to 16th centuries).
• (historical) A portion of Russia in which Jews were permitted to live.

7. (archaic) The jurisdiction (territorial or otherwise) of an authority.
8. A cheese scoop.[1]
9. A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened.