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† ˈlayship Obs. rare—1. [f. lay a. (and n.9) + -ship.] The condition of a layman; in quot. used (with poss. pron.) as a mock title.
1641Milton Ch. Govt. ii. iii. Wks. 1851 III. 168 In respect of a woodden table and the perimeter of holy ground about it, a flagon pot, and a linnen corporal, the Priest esteems their lay-ships unhallow'd and unclean. |