Defenition of the word bailiwick
Defenition of the word bailiwick
a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
a branch of knowledge
Synonyms for the word bailiwick
discipline
field
field of study
study
subject
subject area
subject field
Hyponyms for the word bailiwick
allometry
applied science
architecture
arts
bibliotics
communication theory
communications
divinity
engineering
engineering science
escapology
frontier
futuristics
futurology
genealogy
graphology
humanistic discipline
humanities
liberal arts
major
military science
numerology
occultism
ology
protology
science
scientific discipline
technology
theogony
theology
Hypernyms for the word bailiwick
domain
jurisdiction
knowledge base
knowledge domain
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clement iii
Italian antipope from 1080 to 1100 who was installed as pope by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV who consistently opposed efforts at papal reform (died in 1100)
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