Brehon

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brehon \Bre"hon\, n. [Ir. breitheamh judge.]
     An ancient Irish or Scotch judge.
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     {Brehon laws}, the ancient Irish laws, -- unwritten, like the
        common law of England. They were abolished by statute of


        Edward III.
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