layship

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noun

laymanship (the condition of being a layman.)

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Meanings

nounlayship (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablelaymanship (the condition of being a layman.)

    the priest esteems their layships unhallowed and unclean

    1642 (indicated as 1641), John Milton, The Reason of Church-governement Urg’d against Prelaty […], London: […] E[dward] G[riffin] for Iohn Rothwell, […], →OCLC

Origin

From lay + -ship.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Hayslipapishly
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APA

layship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/layship

MLA

“layship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/layship. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “layship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/layship.

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