Definitions for laymen

laymen lay·man

Spelling: [ley-muh n]
IPA: /ˈleɪ mən/

Laymen is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 114 anagrams from letters in laymen (aelmny).

Definitions for laymen

noun

  1. a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
  2. a person who is not a member of a given profession, as law or medicine.

Origin of laymen

Middle English word dating back to 1150-1200; See origin at lay3, man1

Examples for laymen

laymen, he complained, now "advanced" their own laws rather than those of the Church.

They will only be admired by artists of perception, and by laymen of keen sensibility.

Lawyers and laymen vied with one another in condemning the Bill.

It's old, but good, and it was written especially for laymen.

There are other reasons why laymen should engage in the work of missions.

laymen, too, are needed in great numbers in the foreign service.

And the word was invented to distinguish the laymen from the clergymen.

The Tartars are divided into two grand classes—lamas and laymen.

Of the other six Commissioners three were prelates and three laymen.

In all these respects they have been regarded as laymen from the beginning.

Word Value for laymen
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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