BAILIWICK

bailiwick (bay-l[schwa]-wik). The office, jurisdiction, or district of a bailiff; esp., a bailiff’s territorial jurisdiction. — Also termed bailivia; baliva; balliva. “In the early days a village was called a ‘wick.’ Each village had a bailiff who was its peace officer. His authority was limited to the territory of the wick. A bailiff was popularly […]