laud
laud definition
laud (lôd)
noun
- praise
- any song or hymn of praise
- the service of dawn which constitutes the second (or, when said together with matins, the first) of the canonical hours and includes psalms of praise; morning prayer
Etymology: ME laude < OFr < ML(Ec) laudes, pl. < L laus (gen. laudis), glory, praise < ? IE echoic base *lēu- > OE leoth, Ger lied, song
transitive verb
to praise; extol
Etymology: ME lauden < L laudare < the n.
Laud definition
Laud (lôd)
Laud,
William 1573-1645; Eng. prelate: archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45): executed
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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