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laity

noun
/ˈleɪ.ə.ti/US

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman laite, from Latin laitas, from Ancient Greek λαός (laós, “people”).

  1. derived from λαός
  2. derived from laitas

Definitions

  1. People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.

  2. The common man or woman.

  3. The unlearned, untrained or ignorant.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA