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Webster 1913 Edition
Layman
Lay′man
Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Layman
LA'YMAN
,Noun.
1.
A man who is not a clergyman; one of the laity or people, distinct from the clergy.2.
An image used by painters in contriving attitudes.3.
A lay-clerk.