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lay·wom·an

 (lā′wo͝om′ən)
n.
1. A woman who is not a cleric.
2. A woman who is a nonprofessional in a given field.
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laywoman

(ˈleɪwʊmən)
n, pl -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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lay•wom•an

(ˈleɪˌwʊm ən)

n., pl. -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.
[1520–30]
usage: See -woman.
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(19) The inappropriateness of a monk and a laywoman discussing sexually related issues is not mentioned in these passages, though it is mentioned in another context.