Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A contraction of by our lady, that is, by the Virgin Mary. Usually written by'r lady. Compare
marry .
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Examples
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1987: But byrlady he must builde Churches then: or else shall
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1382: Carriage, and as I thinke, his age some fiftie, or (byrlady) 1383: inclining to threescore; and now I remember mee, his
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1987: But byrlady he must builde Churches then: or else shall
The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke (1623 First Folio) 1603
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