bailiwick

Definition

The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.

Etymology

From bailie (“bailiff”) and wick (“dwelling”), from Old English wīc.

Example Sentences

• "The Bailiwick of Jersey."
• "I established the fairly well-understood pattern that affairs of state were not in my bailiwick."
• "Jack is full of these insights, thoughtful turns of phrase from a character whose perpetual struggle between wastrel and righteous is all too familiar a bailiwick for the universal insecurities of the human condition."

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