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noun
a woman who has taken religious vows and habit but is employed in her order chiefly in manual labor.
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Origin of lay sister
First recorded in 1700ā10
Words nearby lay sister
laypeople, layperson, lay reader, Laysan, layshaft, lay sister, lay someone low, laytime, lay to, Layton, lay to rest
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British Dictionary definitions for lay sister
lay sister
noun
a woman who has taken the vows of a religious order but is not ordained and not bound to divine office
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