bailiwick
pronunciation
How to pronounce bailiwick in British English:
UK ['beɪləˌwɪk]
How to pronounce bailiwick in American English:
US ['beɪləˌwɪk]
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- Noun:
- the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
- a branch of knowledge
Word Origin
- bailiwick (n.)
- "district of a bailiff," early 15c., baillifwik, from bailiff (q.v.) + Middle English form of Old English wic "village" (see wick (n.2)). Figurative sense of "one's natural or proper sphere" is first recorded 1843.
Example
- 1. The range of the authority or influence of a person , group , or thing ; a bailiwick .
- 2. Correct me if I 'm wrong but your bailiwick 's alcohol isn 't it ?
- 3. Sure there are some religious people who perform valuable public services , but for the most part , that isn 't their bailiwick .
- 4. But many top-level managers , particularly those at industrial companies , consider customer contact the bailiwick of sales and marketing staff .