English

Etymology
From term|bailie||bailiff and term|-wick||dwelling.<ref>¹</ref>

Pronunciation
IPA|/�beɪl�wɪk/
SAMPA|/"beIl@wIk/
enPR|/b�'l�-wĭk/

Noun
en-noun

1. The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction, taken as a whole; the limits of a bailiff's authority.
2. by extension A person or other entity's subject of authority; a realm.
3. by extension A person or other entity's subject of interest; a realm.

#* 1996 November 29, in the w:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
#*: By opening its doors to the needy for the first time on Thanksgiving yesterday, Le Mont joined several area restaurants in a charitable cause that has long been the bailiwick of churches and soup kitchens.

Translations
trans-top|The precincts within a bailiff has jurisdiction
French: t+|fr|bailliage|m
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trans-top|A subject of authority
French: t+|fr|bailliage|m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|A subject of interest
trans-mid
trans-bottom

References
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fr:bailiwick
pt:bailiwick
te:bailiwick
vi:bailiwick
zh:bailiwick

• 2007-11-05 02:13 - Ruakh - /* English */ clean up etym; clean up xlations c/o TLFi

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