laityn.

Brit.

/ˈleɪᵻti/, U.S.

/ˈleɪᵻdi/

Forms: 1500s layetie, 1500s–1600s laitie, laytie, 1500s–1700s laiety, 1600s lay(e)ty, 1600s– laity.

Etymology: < lai, lay adj. + -ity suffix. An Anglo-Norman laité occurs, with the sense of ‘lay property’ (compare realty, spiritualty), in Year-bk. 33 Ed. I (1864) 411.

1. The condition or state of a layman; the not being in orders.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > laity > [noun] > condition of

temporaltyc1440

laity1616

secularity1616

layship1641

1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Laitie, the estate or degree of a lay man.

1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 208 The more usual Causes of this Deprivation are such as these, viz. a mere Laity, or want of Holy Orders [etc.].

1831 H. E. Manning Let. in E. S. Purcell Life Cardinal Manning (1895) I. x. 72 The objection against my laity has been strongly urged.

2. The body of the people not in orders as opposed to the clergy; laymen collectively. (The older term for ‘the laity’ was lay-fee n. In 1548 a synonymous lealty occurs apparently as a nonce-word.)

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > laity > [noun]

sheepc825

herdc1000

layc1330

flocka1340

fold1340

clergy1382

temporalty1387

lay-feec1425

temporalityc1485

laity?1541

lealty1548

people1549

layperson1972

?1541 Constitutio T. Cranmeri et aliorum in Wilkins Concilia (1737) III. 862/2 In the yere of our Lord MDXLI it was agreed..that if any of the inferiour degree dyd receave at their table any Arch-bishop, Bishop,..or any of the laitie of lyke degree, as Duke, Marquess [etc.].

1546 T. Langley tr. P. Vergil Abridgem. Notable Worke iv. iii. 85 In the Christen common welthe there bee two sortes of menne one called the laytie.

1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin iii. 186 The diuision being no lesse amongest the spiritualtie then the layetie.

1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 82 in Justice Vindicated Both of them have power to consecrate the Sacrament of our Lord's Supper, and give it to the laity.

1710 H. Prideaux Orig. & Right Tithes iii. 162 The Alienations.. of Tithes which gave unto the Laiety in France a civil Right to them.

1780 W. Cole in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) III. 68 Most of the Clerical Subscribers, and possibly many of the Layity.

1837 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe I. iii. 230 The clergy..were now retrograding, while the laity were advancing.

1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood ii. 4 You may offer bad grammar to the laity, or the humbler clergy not to the Dean.

3. Unprofessional people, as opposed to those who follow some learned profession, to artists, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > bad or rough workmanship > unprofessionalism > person > collectively

laity1832

1832 J. Austin Province Jurispr. xxxviii The laity (or non-lawyer part of the community) are competent to conceive the more general rules.

1875 A. Helps Organization Daily Life in Ess. 107 Artists are wont to think the criticisms of the laity rather weak and superfluous.

1880 H. Quilter in Macmillan's Mag. Sept. 393 Most of the laity still connect the word pre-Raphaelitism with visions of gaunt melancholy women.

1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 281 The disease being one of the existence of which the laity may be said to be ignorant.

Derivatives

ˈlaityship n. the position or personality of one of the laity; in quot. 1670 a jocular title.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 128 Should I make thy Laityship Heir of such an Estate..thou wouldst count me the wisest man thatever was since the Creation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	laity
释义	laityn. Brit. /ˈleɪᵻti/, U.S. /ˈleɪᵻdi/ Forms: 1500s layetie, 1500s–1600s laitie, laytie, 1500s–1700s laiety, 1600s lay(e)ty, 1600s– laity. Etymology: < lai, lay adj. + -ity suffix. An Anglo-Norman laité occurs, with the sense of ‘lay property’ (compare realty, spiritualty), in Year-bk. 33 Ed. I (1864) 411. 1. The condition or state of a layman; the not being in orders. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > laity > [noun] > condition of temporaltyc1440 laity1616 secularity1616 layship1641 1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Laitie, the estate or degree of a lay man. 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 208 The more usual Causes of this Deprivation are such as these, viz. a mere Laity, or want of Holy Orders [etc.]. 1831 H. E. Manning Let. in E. S. Purcell Life Cardinal Manning (1895) I. x. 72 The objection against my laity has been strongly urged. 2. The body of the people not in orders as opposed to the clergy; laymen collectively. (The older term for ‘the laity’ was lay-fee n. In 1548 a synonymous lealty occurs apparently as a nonce-word.) ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > laity > [noun] sheepc825 herdc1000 layc1330 flocka1340 fold1340 clergy1382 temporalty1387 lay-feec1425 temporalityc1485 laity?1541 lealty1548 people1549 layperson1972 ?1541 Constitutio T. Cranmeri et aliorum in Wilkins Concilia (1737) III. 862/2 In the yere of our Lord MDXLI it was agreed..that if any of the inferiour degree dyd receave at their table any Arch-bishop, Bishop,..or any of the laitie of lyke degree, as Duke, Marquess [etc.]. 1546 T. Langley tr. P. Vergil Abridgem. Notable Worke iv. iii. 85 In the Christen common welthe there bee two sortes of menne one called the laytie. 1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin iii. 186 The diuision being no lesse amongest the spiritualtie then the layetie. 1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 82 in Justice Vindicated Both of them have power to consecrate the Sacrament of our Lord's Supper, and give it to the laity. 1710 H. Prideaux Orig. & Right Tithes iii. 162 The Alienations.. of Tithes which gave unto the Laiety in France a civil Right to them. 1780 W. Cole in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) III. 68 Most of the Clerical Subscribers, and possibly many of the Layity. 1837 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe I. iii. 230 The clergy..were now retrograding, while the laity were advancing. 1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood ii. 4 You may offer bad grammar to the laity, or the humbler clergy not to the Dean. 3. Unprofessional people, as opposed to those who follow some learned profession, to artists, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > bad or rough workmanship > unprofessionalism > person > collectively laity1832 1832 J. Austin Province Jurispr. xxxviii The laity (or non-lawyer part of the community) are competent to conceive the more general rules. 1875 A. Helps Organization Daily Life in Ess. 107 Artists are wont to think the criticisms of the laity rather weak and superfluous. 1880 H. Quilter in Macmillan's Mag. Sept. 393 Most of the laity still connect the word pre-Raphaelitism with visions of gaunt melancholy women. 1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 281 The disease being one of the existence of which the laity may be said to be ignorant. Derivatives ˈlaityship n. the position or personality of one of the laity; in quot. 1670 a jocular title.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 128 Should I make thy Laityship Heir of such an Estate..thou wouldst count me the wisest man thatever was since the Creation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1541
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