LAYWOMAN


Meaning of LAYWOMAN in English

/lay"woom'euhn/ , n. , pl. laywomen .

1. a woman who is not a member of the clergy.

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

[ 1520-30; LAY 3 + WOMAN ]

Usage . See -woman .

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