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bailiwick

bail·i·wick [ báyli wìk ] (plural bail·i·wicks)


noun 
Definition:
 
sphere of specialized knowledge: an area of activity in which somebody has specific responsibility, knowledge, or ability
Export permits are her bailiwick.

[15th century. <bailiff + obsolete wick "town" (via Germanic < Latin vicus "village, homestead")]
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