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eyre

[air]
–noun Old English Law.
1. a circuit made by an itinerant judge (justice in eyre) in medieval England.
2. a county court held by a justice in eyre.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME eyre < AF; OF erre, deriv. of errer to journey; see err

Eyre

[air]
–noun
Lake, a shallow salt lake in S South Australia. 3430 sq. mi. (8885 sq. km).
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eyre   (âr)   
n.  A circuit court held by itinerant royal justices in medieval England.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman eire, from Latin iter, journey; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]
Eyre   (âr)   
A shallow salt lake of south-central Australia. It is the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent.
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