Definition of Bailewick
Bail"i*wick (&?;), n. [Bailie,
bailiff + wick a village.] (Law) The precincts
within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's
authority.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority.
- Area of authority
- Area of interest
quotations:
*"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." — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 29, 1996
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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