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bailiffwick
† 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. Th... Oxford English Dictionary
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bailiwick
bailiwick (ˈbeɪlɪwɪk) Forms: 5–9 bayly-, bally-, bayli-, baili-, bali-, baily-, bayl-, baylie-, baly-, bailly-, bailli-, -weke, -wyke, -wick(e, -wik(e (more than 20 forms). [f. bailie + -wick: see also bailiffwick.] 1. a. A district or place under the jurisdiction of a bailie or bailiff. Used in Eng... Oxford English Dictionary
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herdwick
herdwick (ˈhɜːdwɪk) [f. herd n.2 + wick: cf. bailiwick, bailiffwick.] † 1. The tract of land under the charge of a ‘herd’ or shepherd employed by the owner or lord of the manor: see quot. 1537; a pasture-ground, a sheep-farm. Obs.[c 1086 Domesday, Gloc. lf. 162 a, In Wales sunt iii hardvices Lamecar... Oxford English Dictionary
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-wick
-wick, suffix shortened form of wike (OE. w{iacu}ce) office, function of an official, as in bailiffwick, bailiwick, sheriffwick. A secondary sense of ‘jurisdiction of the official’, passing into ‘district over which the official's jurisdiction extends’, is found with some words containing this suffi... Oxford English Dictionary
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escheator
escheator (ɛsˈtʃiːtə(r)) Forms: 5–6 eschetour(e, exchetour, -er, 5–7 escheatour, -etor, exchetor, (5 echetour, eshetour, 7 excheator), 7–8 escheater, (7 eschaetor), eþcheitour, 7– escheator. [ME. eschetour, a. AF. eschetour, f. eschete: see escheat n.] An officer appointed yearly by the Lord Treasur... Oxford English Dictionary
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