Definition of BAILIWICK

bailiwick

Plural: bailiwicks

Noun

  • the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
  • a branch of knowledge
  • The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
  • A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.

Origin / Etymology

From bailie (“bailiff”) and wick (“dwelling”), from Old English wīc.

Synonyms

discipline, field, field of study, study, subject, subject area, subject field, department, domain, jurisdiction, pale, province, sphere, territory, turf, wheelhouse

Scrabble Score: 20

bailiwick: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bailiwick: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bailiwick: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

bailiwick: valid Words With Friends Word