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Synonyms for bailiwick

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Territory — A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority

territory, department, province, sphere, turf, domain, wheel house

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.

  2. n. 2

    The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.

Related words

Word family
bailie bailiff
Other spellings
balywick

Forms

Plural
bailiwicks → territories, departments, provinces, spheres…

Example sentences

  • territory You broke into my territory. Now I must shoot you.
  • province Here's a list of hotels in the capital and province.
  • sphere From the sphere emanated some kind of strange glow.
  • subject A man of strong will is not subject to corruption.
  • discipline Discipline is the most important part of success.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
bailiwickfalling
territorysteady
provincefalling
spheresteady
subjectfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
turf1
5 letters
study2, field1
6 letters
domain2, sphere1
7 letters
subject2, turfdom
8 letters
province2
9 letters
territory4, bailiffry
10 letters
department3, discipline3
12 letters
jurisdiction4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (study2 = 2 syllables).