Bylaw Definition

bīlô
bylaws, by-laws
noun
Any of a set of rules adopted by an organization or assembly for governing its own meetings or affairs.
Webster's New World
A secondary law.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • internal regulation
  • standing rule
  • local law
  • ordinance

Other Word Forms of Bylaw

Noun

Singular:
bylaw
Plural:
bylaws

Origin of Bylaw

  • Middle English bilawe body of local regulations Danish by-lag township ordinance Old Norse bȳr settlement bheuə- in Indo-European roots Old Norse lagu law legh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Alteration of byrlaw, but popularly interpreted as by- (“town”) +‎ law. Compare Danish bylov (“municipal law”).

    From Wiktionary

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