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laymen
[
ley
-m
uh
n
]
Origin
lay·man
/
ˈleɪ
mən
/
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[
ley
-m
uh
n
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
-men.
1.
a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
2.
a person who is not a member of a given profession, as law or medicine.
Origin:
1150–1200;
Middle English;
see
lay
3
,
man
1
Usage note
See
-man.
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Word Origin & History
layman
"non-cleric," early 15c., from
lay
(adj.) +
man
. Meaning "outsider, non-expert" (especially in regards to law or medicine) is from late 15c. Related: Laymen.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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