Byrlaw

Pronunciation

• UK enPR: bû(r)ʹ-lô, IPA: /ˈbɜː(ɹ).lɔː/
• US enPR: bûrʹ-lô, IPA: /ˈbɝ.lÉ”/
• cot-caught enPR: bûrʹ-lä, IPA: /ˈbɝ.lÉ‘/

Origin

From Old Norse býjar (genitive of býr ‘village, settlement’) + lagu ‘law’.

Full definition of byrlaw

Noun

1. (obsolete except in historical references) the local customs and laws of a settlement or district

Anagrams

• warbly