LAYMAN


Meaning of LAYMAN in English

/lay"meuhn/ , n. , pl. laymen .

1. a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.

2. a person who is not a member of a given profession, as law or medicine.

[ 1150-1200; ME; see LAY 3 , MAN 1 ]

Usage . See -man .

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