▪ I. Lollardy, n.
(ˈlɒlədɪ)
Also 4 lollardie, 4–5 lollerdy, 5 lollardi, 6 lollardye.
[f. Lollard + -y.]
= prec.
| 1390 Gower Conf. I. 15 This newe Secte of Lollardie. 1401 Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 41 Now is oure bileve laft and Lollardi growith. 1496 Pol. Rel. & L. Poems 72, I was..in Englond born, & for certeyn poyntes of lollerdy I [ne] myȝt abide þer. 1554–5 Act 1 & 2 Phil. & Mary, c. 6 The suppression of Heresie and Lollardye. 1732 Neal Hist. Purit. I. 50 They repealed..two of the Statutes against Lollardies. 1868 Milman St. Paul's 88 Accused, as a relapsed heretic, of Lollardy. 1875 Stubbs Const. Hist. II. xvi. 471 The reputed Lollardy at court. |
▪ II. ˈLollardy, a.
[f. Lollard + -y1.]
Characteristic of the Lollards.
| a 1529 Skelton Replyc. 204 To resorte agayne To places where ye haue preched And your lollardy lernyng teched. 1888 Stevenson Black Arrow 13 ‘John Amend-All!’ A right Lollardy word. |