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 Definitions of bailiwick  [ˈbeɪ ləˌwɪk]  

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Definition of 'bailiwick' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) bailiwick
the district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.

2.  bailiwick
a person's area of skill, knowledge, authority, or work.

Etymology:  (1425–75; late ME, =baili-bailie+wickwick2)

Definition of 'bailiwick' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) bailiwick
the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction

2. (noun) discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick
a branch of knowledge
"in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"


Definition of 'bailiwick' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) bailiwick
the precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority



'bailiwick' - Nearby Entries  

bail  bail out  bailiff  bailiffship  bailiwick  bailment  bailor  



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