lawday
Middle English
Alternative forms
- lagheday, laghe daye, laweday, lawdai
Etymology
From lawe + day.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlau̯(ə)dɛi̯/
Noun
lawday (plural lawdayes)
- A day when a local court meets, especially the court for each of the hundreds (administrative divisions)
References
- “laue-dai (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-19.