laities

Variant of laity

laity definition

la·ity (lā′i tē)

noun pl. laities -·ties

  1. all the people not included among the clergy; laymen collectively
  2. all the people not belonging to any given profession

Etymology: lay + -ity

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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