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2024
byrlaw
byrlaw
English
Noun
byrlaw
(
plural
byrlaws
)
(
historical
)
the local customs and laws of a settlement or district
Anagrams
warbly
Etymology
From Old Norse
býjar
(genitive of
býr
‘village, settlement’) +
lagu
‘law’.
Pronunciation
(
UK
)
enPR
:
bû(r)ʹ-lô
, IPA
(key)
:
/ˈbɜː(ɹ).lɔː/
(
US
)
enPR
:
bûrʹ-lô
, IPA
(key)
:
/ˈbɝ.lɔ/
(
cot
–
caught
merger
)
enPR
:
bûrʹ-lä
, IPA
(key)
:
/ˈbɝ.lɑ/
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