by return of post
By the next mail in the opposite direction; originally the phrase re- ferred to the messenger, or "post" who brought the dispatch and would return with the answer.
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by right
legitimately or justly
by the end of something
before something finishes
by the eye
done roughly or approximately
by the Grace of Allah
expressing thanks or acknowledgment of a higher power
by the Grace of God
Through good fortune or luck
by the moment
spontaneously, without planning
by the numbers
Following a set procedure or rules exactly
by the same token
Similarly, or for the same reason
by the score
In large numbers or quantities
by the way
Used to introduce a new topic or remark
by trade
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
by vice of
through a fault or defect
by virtue of
because of something
by word of mouth
Orally. As "he took it down by word of mouth" (as it was spoken by the speaker).
byblow
An illegitimate child.
bye
Goodbye.
Bye Plot
This was a plot hatched in 1603 by a Catholic priest, Watson, who worked up a number of Catholic gentry to secure the person of James I and force him to grant toleration to Catholics and Puritans. The plot was muddled and mismanaged from the outset, Watson was beheaded, his fellow conspirators were imprisoned or banished.
Byzantine Empire
The Eastern or Greek Empire, which lasted from the separation of the Eastern and Western Empires on the death of Theodosius m A.D. 395, till the capture of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453.
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