Etymology

laity

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Today it means: People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics. Full definition →

Anglo-Norman laite ← Latin laitas ← Ancient Greek λαός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλαός“people”
  2. Latin · derived fromlaitas
  3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromlaite
  4. English todaylaity

From Anglo-Norman laite, from Latin laitas, from Ancient Greek λαός (laós, “people”).

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.