Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

law day

/ˈlɔˌdeɪ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.34 in modern English

Syllables: law -day
IPA: /ˈlɔˌdeɪ/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A day when a local court meets, especially the court for each of the hundreds (administrative divisions)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English laweday; by surface analysis, law + day.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: laweday

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlɔˌdeɪ/
British English: /ˈlɔːˌdeɪ/

Inflected Forms

law days (plural) lawday (alternative) law-day (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce law day?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɔˌdeɪ/.
What does law day mean?: A day when a local court meets, especially the court for each of the hundreds (administrative divisions)
Where does law day come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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