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lay·man
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
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