lawfully

From Middle English lawfully, lawfulliche, lawefulliche; equivalent to lawful +‎ -ly.

lawfully (comparative more lawfully, superlative most lawfully)

1. Conforming to the law; legally

• lawful

• lawefully, lawfullich, lawfulliche, laufulli, lawfuly, laufulli, lawefulleche, lawefulliche, laghfully, lagh-fulli, laufulleche, lawfulleche, law-fully

From laweful +‎ -ly.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlau̯(ə)fuliː/, /ˈlau̯(ə)fuliːtʃ(ə)/

lawfully

1. Lawfully; in a way allowed by the law or legal system.
2. In a morally or religiously correct or approved way.
3. In an appropriate, justifiable or warrantable way.
4. (rare) In a way that remains true to one's superiors.

• English: lawfully

• “lauefullī (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-19.