BY-LAW


Meaning of BY-LAW in English

(also bye-law )

■ noun

1》 Brit. a regulation made by a local authority or corporation.

2》 a rule made by a company or society to control the actions of its members.

Origin

ME: prob. from obs. byrlaw 'local law or custom', from ON býjar , genitive singular of býr 'town', but assoc. with by .

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