"bailiwick" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbeɪ.lɪ.wɪk/ Audio: en-us-bailiwick.ogg [US] Forms: bailiwicks [plural]
enPR: bā'lĭ-wĭk Etymology: From bailie (“bailiff”) and wick (“dwelling”), from Old English wīc. Etymology templates: {{m|en|bailie||bailiff}} bailie (“bailiff”), {{m|en|wick||dwelling}} wick (“dwelling”), {{inh|en|ang|wīc}} Old English wīc Head templates: {{en-noun}} bailiwick (plural bailiwicks)
  1. The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction. Translations (precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction): meierij [feminine] (Dutch), baljuwschap [neuter] (Dutch), bailliage [masculine] (French), Vogtei (German), fógetaumdæmi [neuter] (Icelandic), bailiato [masculine] (Italian), bayleeaght [feminine] (Manx), bayleeys [masculine] (Manx), baliwat (Polish), бейливик (bejlivik) [masculine] (Russian), bailía [feminine] (Spanish), verksamhetsområde [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bailiwick-en-noun-dbZhzTIX Disambiguation of 'precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction': 92 8
  2. A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority. Synonyms (area or subject of authority or involvement): domain, department, jurisdiction, sphere, province, territory, turf, pale, wheelhouse Translations (area or subject of authority or involvement): gezag [neuter] (Dutch), domein [neuter] (Dutch), competentie [feminine] (Dutch), bailliage [masculine] (French), compétence (French), autorité (French), þekkingarsvið (english: area of knowledge) [neuter] (Icelandic), starfssvið (english: occupational area) [neuter] (Icelandic), áhugasvið (english: field of interest) [neuter] (Icelandic), valdsvið (english: field of competence) [neuter] (Icelandic), nadležnost [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), bailía [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bailiwick-en-noun-Sz1QnuTq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -wick Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -wick: 11 89 Disambiguation of 'area or subject of authority or involvement': 11 89 Disambiguation of 'area or subject of authority or involvement': 11 89
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Related terms: bailie, bailiff

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