bailiwick: Meaning and Definition of

bail•i•wick

Pronunciation: (bā'lu-wik"), [key]
— n.
  1. the district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
  2. 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.
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