(not belonging to a profession)
51Lay elder — Lay Lay, a. [F. lai, L. laicus, Gr. ? of or from the people, lay, from ?, ?, people. Cf. {Laic}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother. [1913 Webster] 2. Not educated or… …
52civilian — /si vil yeuhn/, n. 1. a person who is not on active duty with a military, naval, police, or fire fighting organization. 2. Informal. anyone regarded by members of a profession, interest group, society, etc., as not belonging; nonprofessional;… …
53layman — [lā′mən] n. pl. laymen [lā′mən] [ LAY3 + MAN] 1. a member of the laity; person not a member of the clergy 2. a person not belonging to or skilled in a given profession [a medical textbook not for the layman] …
54laywoman — [lā′woom΄ən] n. pl. laywomen [lā′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 …
55Laity — La i*ty (l[=a] [i^]*t[y^]), n. [See {Lay}, a.] 1. The people, as distinguished from the clergy; the body of the people not in orders. [1913 Webster] A rising up of the laity against the sacerdotal caste. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of a …
56laity — [lā′i tē] n. pl. laities [ LAY3 + ITY] 1. all the people not included among the clergy; laymen collectively 2. all the people not belonging to any given profession …
57lay — lay1 [lā] vt. laid, laying [ME leyen, new formation < 3d pers. sing. of earlier leggen < OE lecgan, lit., to make lie (akin to Goth lagjan, Ger legen) < pt. base of OE licgan, to LIE1] 1. to cause to come down or fall with force; knock… …
58Ernesto Ruffo Appel — Infobox Governor name= Ernesto Ruffo Appel caption= order=10th office=Governor of Baja California term start =November 1 1989 term end = October 31 1995 lieutenant = predecessor = Oscar Baylón Chacón successor = Hector Terán Terán birth date =… …
59Margaret Craven (politician) — Margaret Craven Member of the Maine Senate from the 16th district In office 2008 – Present Personal details Born 1944 Galway, Republic of Ireland Political party Democrat Spouse(s) …
60extra-professional — extra professˈional adjective 1. Not belonging to a particular profession 2. Outside the usual limits of professional duty or practice • • • Main Entry: ↑extra …
