Definition of bailiwick
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: the sphere in which one has superior knowledge or authority : a special domain (see domain sense 4)
… concerns at the spy agency that the Pentagon is intruding into its traditional bailiwick.— Scott Shane and Mark Mazzetti
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The first known use of bailiwick was in the 15th century
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