[n] a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" [n] the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
branch of knowledge, discipline, field, field of study, study, subject, subject area, subject field
ambit, archbishopric, archdiocese, arena, arrondissement, beat, bishopric, border, borderland, borough, bureau, canton, champaign, circle, circuit, city, commissariat, commune, congressional district, constablery, constablewick, constabulary, constituency