See Also: Lawful(medicine)
lawful(dictionary)
lawful(dictionary)
LAWFUL(law)
Lawful Interest(money)
Lawful Money(money)
GOOD AND LAWFUL MEN, probi et legales homines(law)

lawful (iou)



lawful adjective. ME.
[from LAW noun1 + -FUL.]
Observant of law or duty; law-abiding, faithful, loyal. Now rare. ME.
a. Appointed, sanctioned, or recognized by law; legally qualified or entitled. ME.
b. Of a marriage: legally valid. Of offspring: legitimate. LME.
c. In exclamations as an intensive. dial. L18-M19.
a. According or not contrary to law, permitted by law. Freq. pred. LME.
b. Permissible; allowable, justifiable. L16-E18.
Pertaining to or concerned with law. LME-M17.
Describable or governed by laws of nature. M20.
lawfully adverb ME.
lawfulness noun ME.