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byrlaw — Birlaw Bir law, n. [See {By}{ law}.] (Law) A law made by husbandmen respecting rural affairs; a rustic or local law or by law. [Written also {byrlaw}, {birlie}, {birley}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
byrlaw-man — byrˈlaw man (Walter Scott birˈlieman) noun An arbiter, oddsman or umpire in such matters • • • Main Entry: ↑byrlaw … Useful english dictionary
Byrlaw — Law and custom of a *manor; local law. This local law was used when transgressions such as trespass were settled. The term is probably the origin of bylaw. [< by + law] Cf. by … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
byrlaw — byr·law … English syllables
byrlaw — … Useful english dictionary
birlieman — ˈbirlēmən variant of byrlawman * * * birlieman /bûrˈ or birˈli mən/ (Walter Scott) noun same as ↑byrlaw man (see under ↑byrlaw) byrˈlaw man (Walter Scott birˈlieman) noun An arbiter, oddsman or umpire in such matters • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
burlaw — variant of byrlaw * * * burlaw obs. variant of byrlaw … Useful english dictionary
Birlaw — Bir law, n. [See {By}{ law}.] (Law) A law made by husbandmen respecting rural affairs; a rustic or local law or by law. [Written also {byrlaw}, {birlie}, {birley}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
birley — Birlaw Bir law, n. [See {By}{ law}.] (Law) A law made by husbandmen respecting rural affairs; a rustic or local law or by law. [Written also {byrlaw}, {birlie}, {birley}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
birlie — Birlaw Bir law, n. [See {By}{ law}.] (Law) A law made by husbandmen respecting rural affairs; a rustic or local law or by law. [Written also {byrlaw}, {birlie}, {birley}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
