| Definitions | | bailiwick |
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noun
- The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction, taken as a whole; the limits of a bailiff's authority.
- (by extension) A person or other entity's subject of authority; a realm.
- (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 of churches and soup kitchens.
Translations: - French: bailliage(fr)m
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(trans-top, A subject of interest)
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Etymology: From (term, bailie, , bailiff) and (term, -wick, , dwelling).<ref>http://www.wordorigins.org/Words/LetterB/bailiwick.html</ref>
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