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http://www.answers.com/library/Obscure%20Words-cid-6014 bailiwick
[fr. bailiff + ME wik, town] /BAY leh wik/
1) a person's specific area of interest, skill or authority
2) the office or jurisdiction of a baillif, in medieval times, in England
An obscure word not used in modern North American English, but perhaps still used in England, and in some British-based legal systems that still use the traditional title Bailiff for one of its Court officers. The root word bail is still in use universally. On coins, the Bailiwick of Guernsey refers to some of the Channel Islands which are not strictly part of the UK. It consists of Guernsey and a few other little islands.
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What is a bailiwick?
A bailiwick is a district within which a baillie or bailiff has jurisdiction, or a person's concern or sphere or operations.
What word opposite in meaning to traditional?
Out of boundaries, progressive, modern
What is the etymology of the word excited?
The word excited is first noted in 1650s meaning "magnetically or electrically stimulated". Modern sense of the word meaning "agitated" was attested in 1855.
The meaning of the old English word fisc?
Fisc is fish in modern English
What is a modern word for ars?
Ars, artis ( as in ars longa, vita brevis) is a Latin word from which derives the English word art. A better modern equivalent to the Latin meaning, however, is science or technology.
What is 9 letter word for area of expertise?
bailiwick
Where does the word bailiwick come from?
The word "bailiwick" comes from the Middle English term "baillifwik" which meant the district under the jurisdiction of a bailiff. It originated from the Old French word "baillif" which referred to a custodian or overseer.
What is the meaning of the word modern?
Modern is what we are now it's what we class as modern
When was Bailiwick of Koblenz created?
Bailiwick of Koblenz was created in 1216.
What is the meaning of the word modernization?
Modern is what we are now it's what we class as modern
What is the meaning of word Modernate?
Modern is what we are now it's what we class as modern
Where does the term bailiwick originate from?
A bailiwick is a person whose interest or profession is law related. He would be in charge of the law as a bailiff would. The term originates from the word bailie, which is the term for bailiff in French. The British then added the wick which represents the word village.
What is the meaning of the spanish word modernas?
Modern.
When was Bailiwick Repertory Theatre created?
Bailiwick Repertory Theatre was created in 1982.
What is a six letter word meaning contemporary?
modern
What is a 6 letter word meaning the opposite of ancient?
The word is likely "modern."
What is a bailiwick?
A bailiwick is a district within which a baillie or bailiff has jurisdiction, or a person's concern or sphere or operations.
