/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.