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burlaw

burlaw is the obsolete form of bylaw.

Meaning of bylaw

Noun

bylaw (plural bylaws)

  1. A local custom or law of a settlement or district.
  2. (in plural, often) A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs.
    Synonyms:
    ordinance
    1. (countable, in plural, often, singular) A numbered provision within such kind of legislation.
  3. A law or rule governing the internal affairs of an organization (e.g., corporation or business).

Forms of burlaw

pluralburlaws

Questions about burlaw

What is burlaw the obsolete form of?
Burlaw is the obsolete form of bylaw.

Words near burlaw in the dictionary

  1. burlap bags
  2. burlapped
  3. burlapping
  4. burlappy
  5. burlaps
  6. burlaw
  7. burlaws
  8. burle
  9. burlecue
  10. burled
  11. Burleigh

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Adapted from Wiktionary: burlaw (page history and authors); bylaw (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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