/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 ]
/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 . 2012