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| Bailiwick |  |
| noun | 1. (One's bailiwick) One's sphere of operations or particular area of interest.
2. (Law) The district or jurisdiction of a bailie or bailiff. |
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 | | "I'm hopeless in the sciences, but 19th-century literature is my bailiwick." | | "Ceramics are my bailiwick, but I'd like to take some photography classes this summer." | | "I'm only here to observe, because this district is out of my bailiwick." |
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 | | English, mid-19th century |
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 | | We use "bailiff" to describe something specific — the official who oversees the security of a courtroom — but in the 15th century, it referred to the sheriff of a town or region, and their bailiwick was their area of jurisdiction. In the 1800s, "bailiwick" began to be used to describe a person's area of expertise or study. ... |  |
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