A bailiwick is the area of jurisdiction of a bailiff. Bailiff (from Late Latin baiulivus, Adjectival form of baiulus) is a Governor or Custodian (cf The term was also applied to a territory in which the sheriff's functions were exercised by a privately appointed bailiff under a Crown grant. SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. The word is now more generally used in a metaphorical sense, to indicate a sphere of authority, experience, activity, study, or interest. Metaphor (from the Greek: μεταφορά - metaphora, meaning "transfer" is language that directly compares seemingly unrelated subjects

The term originated in France (bailie being the Old French term for a bailiff). This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A baillie (alternative spelling bailie, from Old French) was a local civic officer in Scottish Burghs approximately equivalent to the post of Old French was the Romance Dialect continuum spoken in territories which span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium Under the ancien régime in France, the bailli was the king's representative in a bailliage, charged with the application of justice and control of the administration. Ancien Régime ( pronounced: /ɑ̃sjɛ̃ ʁeʒim/ refers primarily to the aristocratic social and political system established in In southern France, the term generally used was sénéchal (cf seneschal) who held office in the sénéchaussée. A seneschal was an officer in the houses of important nobles in the Middle Ages. The administrative network of baillages was established in the 13th century, based on the earlier medieval fiscal and tax divisions (the 'baillie') which had been used by earlier sovereign princes (such as the Duke of Normandy). (For more on this French judicial system, see bailli, prévôt and Early Modern France. Bailli (English bailiff was the rank and title of the head of each of the Bailiwicks of the Knights Hospitaller and also of the head at Rhodes and A provost (introduced into Scots from French) is the ceremonial head of many Scottish local authorities. Early Modern France is the Early modern period of French history from the end of the 15th century to the end of the 18th century (or from the French Renaissance )

A bailiwick (German: ballei) was also the territorial division of the Teutonic Order. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. The Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order.

In English, the original French bailie was combined with '-wic', the Anglo-Saxon suffix meaning a village (cf. vicar), to produce a term meaning literally 'bailiff's village' - the original geographic scope of a bailiwick. In the broadest sense a vicar (from the Latin Vicarius) is a representative anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior In the 19th century, it was absorbed into American English as a metaphor for one's sphere of knowledge or activity. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Phonology North American English regional phonology In many ways compared to English English, North American English is conservative in its Phonology.

The term survives in administrative usage in the Channel Islands, which for administrative purposes are grouped into the two bailiwicks of Jersey (comprising the island of Jersey and uninhabited islets such as the Minquiers and Écréhous) and Guernsey (comprising the islands of Guernsey, Sark, Alderney, Brecqhou, Herm, Jethou and Lihou). The Channel Islands ( Norman: Îles d'la Manche, French: Îles Anglo-Normandes or Îles de la Manche) are a group of Islands The Bailiwick of Jersey ( Jèrriais: Jèrri) is a British Crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. The Minquiers ( Les Minquiers; in Jèrriais: Les Mîntchièrs; nicknamed "the Minkies" in local English are a group of Islands and The Écréhous (or Les Écréhous; in Jèrriais: Êcrého) are a groups of Islands and rocks situated six miles north-east of Jersey The Bailiwick of Guernsey (Bailliage de Guernesey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. Sark (Sercq Sercquiais: Sèr) is a small Island in the southwestern English Channel. Alderney ( French: Aurigny; Auregnais: Aoeur'gny) is the most northerly of the Channel Islands and a British Crown dependency Brecqhou (or Brechou; pronounced ˈbʁɛku is one of the Channel Islands, located at about, just west of Sark. Herm ( Guernésiais: Haerme) is the smallest of the Channel Islands that is open to the public Jethou (ˈdʒɛthuː is a small island that is part of the Channel Islands. Not to be confused with Lihou Reef and Cays Lihou /'liu/ is a small Tidal island (95 Vergées 38½ Acres 15 Each Channel Island bailiwick is headed by a Bailiff. The Bailiff is the first civil officer in each of the Channel Island Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, serving as president of the legislature

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