la|ic

la|ic «LAY ihk», adjective, noun.

–adj.

of the laity; lay; secular.

–n.

= layman. (Cf. ↑layman)

╂[< Latin lāicus < Greek lāikós < lāós people. See etym. of doublet lay³. (Cf. ↑lay)]

–la´i|cal|ly, adverb.