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- DictionaryBail·i·wick/ˈbālēˌwik/
noun
- 1. one's sphere of operations or particular area of interest: "you never give the presentations—that's my bailiwick"
- 2. the district or jurisdiction of a bailie or bailiff: "the warden had the right to arrest all poachers found within his bailiwick"
The meaning of BAILIWICK is the office or jurisdiction of a bailiff. How to use bailiwick in a sentence. Did you know?
a person's area of skill, knowledge, authority, or work: to confine suggestions to one's own bailiwick. Synonyms: turf, territory, sphere, department, domain. bailiwick. / ˈbeɪlɪwɪk / noun. law the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction. a person's special field of interest, authority, or skill. Discover More. Other Words From.
A bailiwick (/ ˈ b eɪ l ɪ w ɪ k /) is usually the area of jurisdiction of a bailiff, and once also applied to territories in which a privately appointed bailiff exercised the sheriff's functions under a royal or imperial writ.
bail·i·wick. (bā′lə-wĭk′) n. 1. A person's specific area of interest, skill, or authority. See Synonyms at field. 2. The office or district of a bailiff. [Middle English bailliwik : baillif, bailiff; see bailiff + wik, town (from Old English wīc, from Latin vīcus; see vicinity ).]
BAILIWICK meaning: 1. the area that a person or an organization is interested in, is responsible for, or controls: 2…. Learn more.
BAILIWICK definition: 1. the area that a person or an organization is interested in, is responsible for, or controls: 2…. Learn more.
A bailiwick is an area of knowledge in which a person or institution has control or expertise — as in "My bailiwick is international relations." There is a faintly old-fashioned, even pedantic air to the term now, so use with caution.
Definition of bailiwick noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
5 days ago · bailiwick (plural bailiwicks) The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction. The Bailiwick of Jersey. A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.
5 days ago · 1. the district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction. 2. a person's area of skill, knowledge, authority, or work. to confine suggestions to one's own bailiwick. SYNONYMS 2. domain, department, sphere, territory, turf.
