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bailiwick
n.
bailiff's jurisdiction (Law); person's area of authority; field of knowledge of a person, expertise of a person
Bailiwick
A
bailiwick is usually the area of jurisdiction of a
bailiff, and once also applied to territories in which a privately appointed bailiff exercised the
sheriff's functions under a royal or imperial
writ. The word is now more generally used in a
metaphorical sense, to indicate a sphere of authority, experience, activity, study, or interest. A bailiwick was also the territorial division of the
Teutonic Order. Here, various
“Komtur(en)” formed a
Ballei province.
bailiwick
Noun
1. the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
(hypernym) jurisdiction
2. 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"
(synonym) discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, branch of knowledge
(hypernym) knowledge domain, knowledge base
(hyponym) occultism
Bailiwick
(n.)
The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Bailiwick
The area of responsibility for a
sheriff , responsible for keeping the peace and for enforcing the royal laws.
