law day
English
Alternative forms
- lawday, law-day
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English laweday; by surface analysis, law + day.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɔːˌdeɪ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɔˌdeɪ/, (cot–caught merger) /ˈlɑˌdeɪ/
Noun
- (law, historical) A day when a local court meets, especially the court for each of the hundreds (administrative divisions)
Middle English
Noun
- (Early Scots) alternative form of laweday