bailiwick

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 References

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From bailie (“‘bailiff’”) and wick (“‘dwelling’”) < Old English wīc.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: bā'lĭ-wĭk, IPA: /ˈbeɪ.lɪ.wɪk/, SAMPA: /"beIlIwIk/
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[edit] Noun

bailiwick (plural bailiwicks)

1. The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction, taken as a whole; the limits of a bailiff's authority.
2. An area or subject of authority or involvement; a realm.
   • 1996 November 29, in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

     By opening its doors to the needy for the first time on Thanksgiving yesterday, Le Mont joined several area restaurants in a charitable cause that has long been the bailiwick of churches and soup kitchens.

[edit] Synonyms

• (area or subject of authority or involvement): jurisdiction, sphere of influence

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• bailiwick in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913