/ Dictionary / Index B bailiwick: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bail•i•wick Pronunciation: (bā'lu-wik"), [key] — n. the district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction. a person's area of skill, knowledge, authority, or work: to confine suggestions to one's own bailiwick. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: bailiwick (Thesaurus) bailiff bailment Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language