bailiwick

/ˈbeɪ.lɪ.wɪk/

bailiwick noun: the district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.

Noun

bailiwick (plural bailiwicks)

The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
- The Bailiwick of Jersey.
Synonyms:

jurisdiction
(broadly) A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.
- I established the fairly well-understood pattern that affairs of state were not in my bailiwick.1961, Eleanor Roosevelt, The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt
- 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.2020 September 28, Alex McLevy, “Marilynne Robinson finds transcendence in the stunning, soul-searching Jack”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2020
Synonyms:

domain, department, sphere, province, territory, turf, wheelhouse

عمل داری, دائرہ اختیار, حدود حکومت, قلمرو

plural	bailiwicks

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

What does bailiwick mean?: Bailiwick means the district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
What is bailiwick in Urdu?: Bailiwick in Urdu is عمل داری, دائرہ اختیار, حدود حکومت. See Bailiwick meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is bailiwick?: Bailiwick is a noun.
How do you pronounce bailiwick?: Bailiwick is pronounced /ˈbeɪ.lɪ.wɪk/.
What is the plural of bailiwick?: The plural of bailiwick is bailiwicks.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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