bylaw
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bylaw
- /ˈbaɪ.lɔː/ UK
- /ˈbaɪ.lɔ/ US
- /ˈbaɪ.lɑ/ cot caught merger
Where it comes from
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.
noun bylaws · by-law · byelaw · bye-law · byrlaw · birley
- A local custom or law of a settlement or district.
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A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs.
Similar: ordinance
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A numbered provision within such kind of legislation.
Similar: ordinance
- A law or rule governing the internal affairs of an organization (e.g., corporation or business).
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noun rule made by a local authority
| Español | fuero |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 附例 fùlì |
| Deutsch | Gemeindeverordnung |
noun local custom or law
| Deutsch | Gemeindesatzung |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | κανονισμός kanonismós |
Talk about this word "bylaw." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bylaw. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bylaw. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bylaw "bylaw." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bylaw.Cite this
@misc{bylaw_2026,
title = {bylaw},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bylaw},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
