laywoman

[ ley-woom-uhn ]
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noun,plural lay·wom·en.
  1. a woman who is not a member of the clergy.

  2. a woman who is not a member of a given profession, as law or medicine.

Origin of laywoman

1
First recorded in 1520–30; lay3 + woman

usage note For laywoman

See -woman.

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British Dictionary definitions for laywoman

laywoman

/ (ˈleɪwʊmən) /


nounplural -women
  1. a woman who is not a member of the clergy

  2. a woman who does not have specialized or professional knowledge of a subject: a guide for the laywoman

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