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Bailiwick

Bailiwick Meaning & Definition
Bailiwick Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bailiwick?

[n] a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
[n] the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bailiwick: branch of knowledge | discipline | field | field of study | study | subject | subject area | subject field

Related Terms | Find terms related to Bailiwick: ambit | archbishopric | archdiocese | arena | arrondissement | beat | bishopric | border | borderland | borough | bureau | canton | champaign | circle | circuit | city | commissariat | commune | congressional district | constablery | constablewick | constabulary | constituency | county | demesne | departement | department | diocese | district | domain | dominion | duchy | electoral district | electorate | field | footing | government | hamlet | hemisphere | hundred | judicial circuit | jurisdiction | Kreis | magistracy | march | metropolis | metropolitan area | ministry | municipality | neighborhood | oblast | office | okrug | orb | orbit | pale | parish | place | precinct | principality | province | quarter | realm | region | riding | round | secretariat | sheriffalty | sheriffwick | shire | shrievalty | soke | sphere | sphere of influence | stake | stamping ground | state | terrain | territory | town | township | turf | vantage | village | walk | wapentake | ward

See Also | allometry | applied science | architecture | arts | bibliotics | communication theory | communications | divinity | engineering | engineering science | frontier | humanistic discipline | humanities | jurisdiction | knowledge base | knowledge domain | liberal arts | major | military science | numerology | ology | science | scientific discipline | technology | theology

Bailiwick In Webster's Dictionary

\Bail"i*wick\, n. [Bailie, bailiff + wick a village.] (Law) The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority.

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