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bailiwick in Dutch

bailiwick in Dutch is baljuwschap, meierij, gezag — bailiwick means the area a bailie or bailiff has authority over.

bailiwick in Dutch

baljuwschap
noun
The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
meierij
noun
The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
gezag
noun
A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.
competentie
noun
A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.
domein
noun
A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.

What does "bailiwick" mean?

  1. noun The area a bailie or bailiff has authority over.
  2. noun A subject or activity that is someone's particular area of skill or responsibility.
    "Jack is full of these insights, thoughtful turns of phrase from a character whose perpetual struggle between wastrel and righteous is all too familiar a bailiwick for the universal insecurities of the human condition."
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bailiwick in a sentence

  • Jack is full of these insights, thoughtful turns of phrase from a character whose perpetual struggle between wastrel and righteous is all too familiar a bailiwick for the universal insecurities of the human condition.
  • This “feminist chortling” (as she calls it) about the disgraced royal is right in the bailiwick of the writer who virtually invented the term mansplaining.

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What is "bailiwick" in Dutch?
"bailiwick" in Dutch is baljuwschap, meierij, gezag. bailiwick means: The area a bailie or bailiff has authority over.
Are there other ways to say "bailiwick" in Dutch?
Yes — Dutch has 5 translations listed for "bailiwick": baljuwschap, meierij, gezag, competentie, domein.
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