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bylaw

noun
/ˈbaɪ.lɔː/UK/ˈbaɪ.lɔ/US/ˈbaɪ.lɑ/

Etymology

From Middle English bylawe, bilawe, partly from Old English bīlage (“bylaw”) and partly from a variant of Middle English byrelawe, birlawe, from Old Norse býjar (“town's; settlement's”) + lǫg (“laws; jurisdiction”). Byrlaw is attested earlier in English but is unattested in Old Norse and the cognates in Scandinavian languages follow the development of bylaw: Danish bylov (“municipal law”), Swedish bylag and byalag.

  1. derived from byjar
  2. inherited from byrelawe
  3. inherited from bīlage — “bylaw”
  4. inherited from bylawe

Definitions

  1. A local custom or law of a settlement or district.

  2. A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs.

  3. A law or rule governing the internal affairs of an organization (e.g., corporation or…

    A law or rule governing the internal affairs of an organization (e.g., corporation or business).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA