FromAnglo-Normanlaite, fromLatinlaitas, fromAncient Greekλαός(laós,“people”).

• (UK, US)IPA^(key): /ˈleɪ.ə.ti/,/ˈleɪ.ɪ.ti/

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• Rhymes:-eɪɪti

laity (plurallaities)

1. People of achurch who are not ordainedclergy orclerics.
2. The common man or woman.
3. The unlearned, untrained or ignorant.

• lay
• layman

• -ality,Italy

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