英语词汇“birley”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

birley

释义

ˈbirlie, ˈbirley Sc.
A corrupted form of byrlaw, used in comb. birley-court, birlie-man. (See also burley-.)
1609Skene Reg. Maj. 74 Birlaw courts, the quhilks are rewled be consent of neighbours.1609Hume Admon. in Wodr. Soc. Misc. 587 Birlay Courtis.1750C. Campbell in Scots Mag. (1753) 454/2 I think it is quite right to have birlie⁓men.1791–9Statist. Acc. Scot. IV. 512 (Jam.) Crawford This towne consists of above 20 freedoms.—This little republic was governed by a birley court, in which every proprietor of a freedom had a vote.1798D. Graham Hist. John C. Wks. 1883 II. 102 The good man being a sworn birley-man of that barony.1814Scott Wav. xlii, Jamie Howie, wha's no fit to be a birlieman, let be a bailie.1866Proc. Berw. Nat. 261 Birley Courts, in the traditions of the Borders a name for any particularly stormy meeting.

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