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laywoman

 [ley-woom-uhn]  

lay·wom·an

   [ley-woom-uhn]
noun, plural -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; lay3 + 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

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