Lāy'man, n.

(lā'man), n.; pl. LĀY'MEN. [Eng. lay and man; O. Eng. lewdeman (Selden).] 1. One of the people, in distinction from the clergy; one of the laity; sometimes, a man who does not belong to one of the other learned professions, in distinction from one who does. Being a layman, I ought not to have concerned myself with speculations which belong to the profession. Dryden. 2. A figure used by painters; a lay figure. See under LAY.