Lay"man (?) n.;
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.
2. A lay figure. See under Lay, n. (above).
Dryden
This site was used  times.
|
Hear it pronounced