laud /lɔːd/noun 3verb 1forms 5 noun3 •Glorification or praise.So doo vvell and thou shalt have laude of the same (that is to saye of the ruler) […] — 1528 •Hymn of praise. •[in the plural] A prayer service following matins. verb1 •To praise; to glorify.And hys mought was opened immediatly / and hys tonge / and he spake lawdynge god. — 1526 formslauded · lauding · laudeth · lauds · laudest