Associations to the word «Bailiwick»

Wiktionary

BAILIWICK, noun. The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
BAILIWICK, noun. A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.

Dictionary definition

BAILIWICK, noun. The area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction.
BAILIWICK, noun. 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".

Wise words

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Hippocrates