LAYMAN

layman. Layman, n. one of the laity, a kind of image

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Lay″man (?) n.; pl. Laymen (�). [[Lay, adj. + man.]] 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). Dryden