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lay·woman (lā′wo̵om′ən)

noun pl. laywomen -·wom′·en (-wim′in)

  1. a woman of the laity; woman not a nun, not a member of the clergy, etc.
  2. a woman not belonging to or skilled in a given profession

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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