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bail·i·wick  audio  (bl-wk) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. A person's specific area of interest, skill, or authority. See Synonyms at field.
  2. The office or district of a bailiff.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English bailliwik : baillif, bailiff ; see bailiff + wik, town (from Old English wc, from Latin vcus; see vicinity)


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