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bailiwick definition

baili·wick (bā′lə wik)

noun

  1. the district of a bailiff
  2. one's particular area of activity, authority, interest, etc.

Etymology: ME < baili, bailie + wik < OE wic, village: see economy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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