major vs bailiwick

bailiwick vs major

major and bailiwick both are nouns.

major is an adjective but bailiwick is not an adjective.

major is a verb but bailiwick is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
major	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
bailiwick	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bailiwick is a hypernym of major; that is, bailiwick is a word with a broader meaning than major:

major: the principal field of study of a student at a university
bailiwick: a branch of knowledge

Other hypernyms of major include discipline, field, field of study, study, subject, subject area, subject field.

major (noun)	bailiwick (noun)
the principal field of study of a student at a university	a branch of knowledge
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain	the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject

major (adjective)	bailiwick (adjective)
greater in number or size or amount
greater in scope or effect
of full legal age
(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees
of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
of greater importance or stature or rank
of greater seriousness or danger
of the elder of two boys with the same family name

major (verb)	bailiwick (verb)
have as one's principal field of study

Difference between major and bailiwick

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