Definition for WIC, or WICK

WIC, or WICK, n. [L. vicus; Sax. wic or wyc; hence it occurs in Berwick, Harwich, Norwich, &c.]

A termination, denotes jurisdiction, as in bailiwick. Its primary sense is a village or mansion. It signifies also a bay or a castle. – Gibson.

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