[laud] n [ME laudes (pl.), fr. ML, fr. L, pl. of laud-, laus praise] (14c) 1 pl but sing or pl in constr, often cap: an office of solemn praise to God forming with matins the first of the canonical hours
2: praise, acclaim
[2]laud vt [L laudare, fr. laud-, laus] (14c): praise, extol