LAITY


Meaning of LAITY in English

/lay"i tee/ , n.

1. the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.

2. the people outside of a particular profession, as distinguished from those belonging to it: the medical ignorance of the laity.

[ 1535-45; LAY 3 + -ITY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .