LAYMAN


Meaning of LAYMAN in English

I. ˈlāmən noun

( plural lay·men -mən sometimes -ˌmen)

Etymology: Middle English lay man, from lay (V) + man

1. : one of the laity as distinguished from the clergy

2. : one not belonging to some particular profession or not expert in some branch of knowledge or art

II. noun

Etymology: Dutch leeman, ledeman, from lee-, lede- (from lid limb, part of the body, from Middle Dutch lit, let ) + man, from Middle Dutch — more at lith , man

obsolete : lay figure

III. noun

( plural laymen )

Etymology: lay (I) + man

: layer 1f

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