BAILIWICK


Meaning of BAILIWICK in English

/bay"leuh wik'/ , n.

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.

[ 1425-75; late ME, equiv. to baili- BAILIE + wick WICK 3 ]

Syn. 2. domain, department, sphere, territory, turf.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .