† ˈbailiffwick Obs.
[f. as prec. + -wick.]
1. The district under the jurisdiction of a bailiff.
| 1709 Strype Ann. Ref. I. xxvi. 312 In case the sheriff..return, that the party..could not be found within his bailiff⁓wick. 1766 in Entick London IV. 319 Proclaimed..throughout the whole bailiffwick. |
2. The office of a bailiff; = bailiffship.
| 1509 Act 1 Hen. VIII, xix. §6 Baillifwikes or Baillyshyps of the Maners of Multon and Skirkebekys. 1570 Act 13 Eliz. iv. §13 His..office of Sheriffwicke, Escheatorship or Bayliffewike. |
3. Stewardship.
| 1605 Answ. Supp. Disc. Rom. Doctr. 25 Popes and Princes must render account of their Bailifewicke. |