First Known Use: 15th century
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bailiwick
noun bai·li·wick \ˈbā-li-ˌwik, -lē-\
Definition of BAILIWICK
1
: the office or jurisdiction of a bailiff
2
: a special domain
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Origin of BAILIWICK
Middle English baillifwik, from baillif + wik dwelling place, village, from Old English wīc, from Latin vicus village — more at vicinity
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Rhymes with BAILIWICK
biopic, Bolshevik, bone to pick, call in sick, candlestick, candlewick, cattle tick, cherry-pick, corner kick, Dominic, do the trick, double-quick, EBCDIC, fiddlestick, fingerpick, flutter kick, hemistich, heretic, lunatic, Menshevik, meterstick, needlestick, onside kick, overtrick, point-and-click, politic, politick, polyptych, rhythm stick, scissors kick, shooting stick, singlestick, swagger stick, swizzle stick, taperstick, turn the trick, undertrick, walking stick, Watson-Crick
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