laufulnes

Middle English

Alternative forms

• lahfulnesse, lauhfulnesse

Etymology

From laweful +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlau̯(ə)fulnɛs/

Noun

laufulnes (uncountable) (rare)

1. The state of honouring a contract, promise or directive.
2. The state of being respectable or highly accepted by society.

Descendants

• English: lawfulness

References

• “lauefulnes(se (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-19.