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bailiwick (noun)

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  • bailiwick — ► NOUN Law ▪ the district or jurisdiction of a bailiff. ORIGIN from BAILIFF(Cf. ↑bailiff) + Old English wick «dwelling place» …   English terms dictionary

  • bailiwick — I noun area, arena, authority, circle, department, district, domain, dominion, enclave, field, haunt, jurisdiction, orbit, precinct, province, purlieu, realm, region, specialty, sphere, sway, territory, ward II index domain (sphere of influence) …   Law dictionary

  • bailiwick — noun Etymology: Middle English baillifwik, from baillif + wik dwelling place, village, from Old English wīc, from Latin vicus village more at vicinity Date: 15th century 1. the office or jurisdiction of a bailiff 2. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bailiwick — noun /ˈbeɪ.lɪ.wɪk/ a) the district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction. The . b) a persons concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority …   Wiktionary

  • bailiwick — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. district, region; area of concern, business. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [BAL i wik] one s area of special interest or expertise. My personal bailiwick is paleontology. SYN.:… …   English dictionary for students

  • bailiwick — [ beɪlɪwɪk] noun 1》 Law the district or jurisdiction of a bailie or bailiff. 2》 informal one s sphere of operations or area of interest. Origin ME: from bailie + wick2 …   English new terms dictionary

  • bailiwick — /ˈbeɪliwɪk/ (say bayleewik) noun 1. the office or jurisdiction of a person such as a sheriff. 2. a person s area of skill, work, etc. {bailie + wick office (Middle English wike, Old English wīce)} …  

  • liberal arts — noun studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills) (Freq. 1) the college of arts and sciences • Syn: ↑humanistic discipline, ↑humanities, ↑arts • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • futuristics — noun the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions • Syn: ↑futurology • Hypernyms: ↑discipline, ↑subject, ↑subject area, ↑subject field, ↑field, ↑field of study …   Useful english dictionary

  • humanities — noun studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills) the college of arts and sciences • Syn: ↑humanistic discipline, ↑liberal arts, ↑arts • Hypernyms: ↑discipline, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • bailiff — noun /ˈbeɪlɪf/ a) A legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed. b) The steward or overseer of an estate. See Also: bailie, bailiwick …   Wiktionary

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