bailiwick
bailiwick · bailiwicks
бейливик
Vogtei
The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdictionThe district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
/ˈbeɪ.lɪ.wɪk/
» That's not in my bailiwick.
Das gehört nicht zu meinem Aufgabenbereich.
Meaning
2 sensesThe district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
The Bailiwick of Jersey.
Vogtei
бейливикbejlivik
the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
(broadly)A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.
Examples
1 sentencesThat's not in my bailiwick.
deDas gehört nicht zu meinem Aufgabenbereich.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction:
Origin
From bailie (“bailiff”) and wick (“dwelling”), from Old English wīc.From bailie (“bailiff”) and wick (“dwelling”), from Old English wīc.
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Forms
plural: bailiwicks| Singular | bailiwick |
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Synonyms
15 synonymsClose in meaning
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