BYLAW
bylaw
(noun) a rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bylaw (plural bylaws)
A local custom or law of a settlement or district.
A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs.
A law or rule governing the internal affairs of an organization (e.g, corporation or business).
Anagrams
• bawly
Source: Wiktionary
By"-law` (, n. Etym: [Cf.Sw.bylag, D.bylov, Icel.b, fr.Sw.& Dan. by
town, Icel. bær, byr (fr. bûa to dwell) + the word for law; hence, a
law for one town, a special law. Cf.Birlaw and see Law.]
1. A local or subordinate law; a private law or regulation made by a
corporation for its own government.
There was likewise a law to restrain the by-laws, or ordinances of
corporations. Bacon.
The law or institution; to which are added two by-laws, as a comment
upon the general law. Addison.
2. A law that is less important than a general law or constitutional
provision, and subsidiary to it; a rule relating to a matter of
detail; as, civic societies often adopt a constitution and by-laws
for the government of their members. In this sense the word has
probably been influenced by by, meaning secondary or aside.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition