lawday

Middle English

Alternative forms

• lagheday, laghe daye, laweday, lawdai

Etymology

From lawe +‎ day.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlau̯(ə)dɛi̯/

Noun

lawday (plural lawdayes)

1. 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.