bailiwick

bail·i·wick

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bey-luh-wik]
- /ˈbeɪ ləˌwɪk/
- /ˈbeɪ.lɪ.wɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bey-luh-wik]
- /ˈbeɪ ləˌwɪk/

Definitions of bailiwick word

noun bailiwick the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction 3
noun bailiwick a person's special field of interest, authority, or skill 3
noun bailiwick the district of a bailiff 3
noun bailiwick one's particular area of activity, authority, interest, etc. 3
noun bailiwick the district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction. 1
noun bailiwick a person's area of skill, knowledge, authority, or work: to confine suggestions to one's own bailiwick. 1

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Origin of bailiwick

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

1425-75; late Middle English, equivalent to baili- bailie + wick wick3

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Parts of speech for Bailiwick

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bailiwick popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for bailiwick

noun bailiwick

province — an administrative division or unit of a country.
neighborhood — the area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity: the kids of the neighborhood; located in the neighborhood of Jackson and Vine streets.
district — a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes.
area — An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.

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