lawfully
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English lawfully, lawfulliche, lawefulliche; equivalent to lawful + -ly.
Adverb edit
lawfully (comparative more lawfully, superlative most lawfully)
Related terms edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- lawefully, lawfullich, lawfulliche, laufulli, lawfuly, laufulli, lawefulleche, lawefulliche, laghfully, lagh-fulli, laufulleche, lawfulleche, law-fully
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
lawfully
- Lawfully; in a way allowed by the law or legal system.
- In a morally or religiously correct or approved way.
- In an appropriate, justifiable or warrantable way.
- (rare) In a way that remains true to one's superiors.
Descendants edit
- English: lawfully
References edit
- “lauefullī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-19.