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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Layman

/lām'-ən/ · Lay·man · IPA /ˈleɪmən/
01 n. One of the people, in distinction from the clergy; one of the laity; sometimes, a man not belonging to some particular profession, in disti…
pl. Laymen
  1. 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. 2.
    A lay figure. See under Lay, n. (above). See: Lay