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byrlaw (iou)



byrlaw noun. . See also BY-LAW. ME.
[from Old Norse bjar genit. sing. of br (see BY noun1) + lagu LAW noun1.]
The local custom or law of a manor, district, etc., whereby disputes over boundaries, trespass, etc., were settled without recourse to the public courts of law.
Comb.: byrlaw-court: to settle local disputes etc.; byrlawman an officer appointed to administer the byrlaw.