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noun
- 1. one's sphere of operations or area of interest: "after the war, the Middle East remained his bailiwick"
- 2. the district or jurisdiction of a bailie or bailiff: "the warden had the right to arrest all poachers found within his bailiwick"
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The meaning of BAILIWICK is the office or jurisdiction of a bailiff. How to use bailiwick in a sentence. Did you know?
BAILIWICK definition: 1. the area that a person or an organization is interested in, is responsible for, or controls: 2…. Learn more.
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.
BAILIWICK meaning: 1. the area that a person or an organization is interested in, is responsible for, or controls: 2…. Learn more.
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 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.
