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Brehon

Bre"hon\, n. [Ir. breitheamh judge.] An ancient Irish or Scotch judge.

Brehon laws, the ancient Irish laws, -- unwritten, like the common law of England. They were abolished by statute of Edward III.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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