laweful
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
laweful (plural and weak singular lawefulle)
- Lawful; allowed by the law or legal system.
- Morally correct; allowed by one's moral code.
- Legally or morally required, obligated, or demanded.
- Following or respecting the local laws.
- Respectable; highly accepted by society.
- (rare) Usual, traditional, normal.
- (rare) Allowed, accepted, permitted.
Descendants
References
- “laueful (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-19.