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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