a. Obs. rare. [f. THANK sb. + -LEWE.] ? Deserving of thanks, thankworthy; or ? grateful, agreeable.
1430. in Sharpe, Lond. & Kingd. (1895), III. 374. In perfourming at þis tyme of our prayer ye may do unto us soo notable and þanklewe service þat we wol wel considre hit in tyme comyng.
