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bail·i·wick
/
ˈbeɪ
ləˌwɪk
/
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[
bey
-l
uh
-wik
]
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noun
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.
Origin:
1425–75;
late Middle English,
equivalent to
baili-
bailie
+
wick
wick
3
Related forms
sub·bail·i·wick,
noun
Synonyms
2.
domain, department, sphere, territory, turf.
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bailiwick
(ˈbeɪlɪwɪk)
—
n
1.
law
the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
2.
a person's special field of interest, authority, or skill
[C15: from
baili(e)
+
wick
²]
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
bailiwick
"district of a bailiff," mid-15c., baillifwik, from
bailiff
(q.v.) + O.E. wic "village" (see
wick
(2)). Figurative sense of "one's natural or proper sphere" is first recorded 1843.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Now, perhaps you are thinking that some of these policies are beyond your
bailiwick
as financial aid officers.
Under state law the conduct of board meetings is the
bailiwick
of the directors.
In reality, personalities often shine way beyond their limited
bailiwick
.
It was patterned after the old system of county sheriffs who had control in their
bailiwick
and prison inmates working for them.
Patterns of polygamy and monogamy are also the
bailiwick
of behavioral research.
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