Word of the Day 10/22/16 Bailiwick
Bailiwick (noun)
bailiwick [bey-luh-wik]
noun
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.
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2. domain, department, sphere, territory, turf.
Origin: 1425-75; late Middle English, equivalent to baili- bailie + wick wick
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bailiwick [bey-luh-wik]
noun
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.
Synonyms
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2. domain, department, sphere, territory, turf.
Origin: 1425-75; late Middle English, equivalent to baili- bailie + wick wick
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.