Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
A layperson as opposed to a cleric, i.e. not a member of the clergy.
adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryLay, relating to laypersons, as opposed to clerical.
From French laïque, from Latin lāicus (“common people”), from Ancient Greek λαός (laós). Doublet of lay.
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