bailiwick in French
bailiwick in French is bailliage, autorité, compétence — bailiwick means the area a bailie or bailiff has authority over.
bailiwick in French
bailliage
The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
autorité
A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.
bailliage
A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.
compétence
A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.
What does "bailiwick" mean?
- noun The area a bailie or bailiff has authority over.
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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 French?
"bailiwick" in French is bailliage, autorité, compétence. bailiwick means: The area a bailie or bailiff has authority over.
Are there other ways to say "bailiwick" in French?
Yes — French has 3 translations listed for "bailiwick": bailliage, autorité, compétence.
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