"comun lawe" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /kɔˌmiu̯n ˈlau̯(ə)/, /ˌkɔmun ˈlau̯(ə)/ (note: with reduction), /ˌkɔmən ˈlau̯(ə)/ (note: with reduction)
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. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|comun|lawe|t1=shared, universal|t2=law}} comun (“shared, universal”) + lawe (“law”), {{cog|la-med|lex commūne}} Medieval Latin lex commūne, {{cog|xno|commune lei}} Anglo-Norman commune lei Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} comun lawe, {{enm-noun|-}} comun lawe (uncountable) Forms: commone laghe [alternative], commun lawe [alternative], comune lawe [alternative], comyn lawe [alternative], coumoun lawe [alternative], comen lawe [alternative, Late-Middle-English], common lawe [alternative, Late-Middle-English], commune lawe [alternative, Late-Middle-English], commyn law [alternative, Late-Middle-English], comon lawe [alternative, Late-Middle-English], comon law [alternative, Late-Middle-English], comone lawe [alternative, Late-Middle-English], comoun lawe [alternative, Late-Middle-English], comyne lawe [alternative, Late-Middle-English]
  1. Common law; law generally operating throughout a realm (or the Roman Catholic Church) and authorised by custom and precedent. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-comun_lawe-enm-noun-woZd08X~ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Christianity, Law Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Christianity: 90 10 Disambiguation of Law: 79 21
  2. (in particular) The body of such law operative in the realm of England. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-comun_lawe-enm-noun-fVDiaNiW Categories (other): England Disambiguation of England: 0 100

Alternative forms

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