comun lawe

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === commone laghe, commun lawe, comune lawe, comyn lawe, coumoun lawe comen lawe, common lawe, commune lawe, commyn law, comon lawe, comon law, comone lawe, comoun lawe, comyne lawe (Late Middle English) === Etymology === From comun (“shared, universal”) +‎ lawe (“law”), referring to the law's uniform nature throughout a jurisdiction. Compare Medieval Latin lex commūne, iūs commūne and Anglo-Norman commune lei. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔˌmiu̯n ˈlau̯(ə)/ (with reduction) IPA(key): /ˌkɔmun ˈlau̯(ə)/, /ˌkɔmən ˈlau̯(ə)/ === Noun === comun lawe (uncountable) Common law; law generally operating throughout a realm (or the Roman Catholic Church) and authorised by custom and precedent. (in particular) The body of such law operative in the realm of England. ==== Descendants ==== English: common law Middle Scots: commoun law ==== References ==== “commū̆ne laue, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.