Definition of Laiman
Lay"man (?) n.; pl.
Laymen (&?;). [Lay, adj. +
man.] 1. One of the people, in
distinction from the clergy; one of the laity; sometimes, a man not
belonging to some particular profession, in distinction from those
who do.
Being a layman, I ought not to have concerned
myself with speculations which belong to the profession.
Dryden.
2. A lay figure. See under Lay,
n. (above). Dryden
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- lay person, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy
- by analogy, someone who is not a professional in a given field
"Carmen is not a professional anthropologist, but strictly a layman."
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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