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  1. byrlawnoun

    (obsolete except in historical references) the local customs and laws of a settlement or district

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Byrlaw

    bir′law, n. a sort of popular jurisprudence formerly in use in Scotland, in villages and among husbandmen, concerning neighbourhood to be kept among themselves.—n. Byr′law-man, still in parts of Scotland, an arbiter, oddsman, or umpire. [A.S. burh, a borough.]

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  1. warbly

  2. brawly

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of byrlaw in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of byrlaw in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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