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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Layman \Lay"man\n.; pl. {Laymen}. [Lay, adjective + 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}, noun (above). --Dryden
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
layman
noun: someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person [syn: {layperson}] [ant: {clergyman}]
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