laweful

Middle English

Alternative forms

• lawefull, lawful, lawfull, laghful, laghfull, laful, lafull, laughfull, lawefful

Etymology

From lawe +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlau̯(ə)ful/

Adjective

laweful (plural and weak singular lawefulle)

1. Lawful; allowed by the law or legal system.
2. Morally correct; allowed by one's moral code.
3. Legally or morally required, obligated, or demanded.
4. Following or respecting the local laws.
5. Respectable; highly accepted by society.
6. (rare) Usual, traditional, normal.
7. (rare) Allowed, accepted, permitted.

Descendants

• English: lawful
• Scots: lawfu

References

• “laueful, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-19.