English
law day
Law day comes from Middle English laweday ‘a day when a local court meets, especially the…’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500laweday‘a day when a local court meets, especially the court for each of the hundreds’
- Englishtodaylaw day
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- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500laweday‘a day when a local court meets, especially the court for each of the hundreds’
- Englishtodaylaw day
Every English word from Middle English laweday
Today it means
noun A day when a local court meets, especially the court for each of the hundreds (administrative divisions)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English laweday / law day