layfolk

layfolk
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun, plural in construction
Etymology: Middle English, from lay (V) + folk
: ordinary people : laymen

decreed that no layfolk should possess books of scripture — G.G.Coulton


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