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lay women
lay·wom·an
/
ˈleɪˌwʊm
ən
/
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[
ley
-w
oo
m-
uh
n
]
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noun,
plural
lay·wom·en.
1.
a
woman
who is not a member of the clergy.
2.
a
woman
who is not a member of a given profession, as law or medicine.
Origin:
1520–30;
lay
3
+
woman
Usage note
See
-woman.
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laywoman
(ˈleɪwʊmən)
—
n
,
pl
-women
1.
a woman who is not a member of the clergy
2.
a woman who does not have specialized or professional knowledge of a subject:
a guide for the laywoman
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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