Bailiwick
A bailiwick (/ˈbeɪlɪwɪk/)[1] is the area where a bailiff is in charge. It used to also mean territories where an appointed bailiff did what a sheriff usually does. The bailiff did that under a royal or imperial writ.
List of Bailiwicks
[change | change source]- Bailiwick of Guernsey
- Bailiwick of Jersey
- Bailiwick of Brandenburg
- Bailiwick of Franconia
- Bailiwick of Koblenz
- Bailiwick of Stade
- Bailiwick of Utrecht
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Definition of Bailiwick". Lexico.com. Oxford University Press. 2020. Archived from the original on May 28, 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
