Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
BAILIWICK
discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick
(noun) a branch of knowledge; “in what discipline is his doctorate?”; “teachers should be well trained in their subject”; “anthropology is the study of human beings”
bailiwick
(noun) the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bailiwick (plural bailiwicks)
The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.
Synonyms
• (area or subject of authority or involvement): domain, department, jurisdiction, sphere, territory, turf, pale.
Source: Wiktionary
Bail"i*wick, n. Etym: [Bailie, bailiff + wick a village.] (Law)
Definition: The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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