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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Unlauchfully, -lawfully, -lefully, adv. Also: un-, wn-, on- and -lauch(t)fullie, -laughfullie, -lawchfullie, -lachfully, -lawfullie, -lawfollie, -lefullye, -leffully, -leifullie. [ME and e.m.E. unlahfulliche (a1310), vnlawfulliche (Piers Plowman), unlawfully (1414), vnlaufully (1552), vnlawfullie (Shakespeare); Lauchfully, Lawfully, Lefully, Levefully advs.]

1. Unlawfully, illegally.(a) c1420 Wynt. ix 2352.
This Schir Henry de Percy Tha twa demaynit unlauchfully 1453 Melville Chart. 38.
Giff ony landis … or profitis be wrangwysly or wnlauchfully … withhaldin fre me or myn personaris 1456 Hay I 134/8.
To oppos a man and gaynsay all injure or violence unlauchfully usurpit 1471 Acta Aud. 16/1.
The procesis of the breif of richt purchest be Robert of Spens … is vnlachfully & vnorderly procedit 1571 Bann. Memor. 161.
Vnlawchfullie 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 206.
Vnlauchtfullie 1625 Garden Kings 41.
Wnlaughfullie 1626 Anal. Scot. I 76.
Vnlaughfullie(b) 1606 Bk. Univ. Kirk III 1030.
It was not their intention to … ingyre themselves any wayes vnlawfullie in the Kirks government 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. i 100b.
That na man distrouble this court vnlawfullie 1653 Urquhart Logopandect.Sig. H iij b.
Unlawfully-acquired goods 1656 Falkirk Par. Rec. I 199.
She went away with ane man and was unlawfullie maried upon him(c) a1400 Leg. S. x 384.
How dar thu … Fra thi Lorde tak hyre to thé, Vnlefully to wedyte be? 14.. Quon. Attach. c. 40.
& it betid that euer he pas & vnleffully reced fra his lord … he sal tak him be the nese & leid him hame again c1490 Irland Asl. MS 70/10.
Vnlefullye(d) 1566 Reg. Privy S. V ii 157/1.
Inglismen … frequentis marcattis, fairis [etc.] … and usis thame selffis uthirwyis onleifullie … be spering and sercheing out of secreitis

2. Illegitimately. 1460 Hay Alex. 2096.
It was renummyne That Alexander vnlauchfullie was cumin And that King Philipe his father neuir was 1460 Hay Alex. 2132.
A kingis sone am I Suppois I gottin was onlauchfullie 1596 Dalr. I 132/16.
Verie seindle athir bastardis, or vnlawfollie gottin and borne … haue beine gouernouris