Dictionary
by-path
Pronunciation: (bī'path", -päth"), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -pathsPronunciation: (-pa&thslash;z", -pä&thslash;z", -paths", -päths"). [key]
a private path or an indirect or secondary course or means; byway.
Also,by'path".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.