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layfolk

layfolk noun: laypeople.

Noun

layfolk pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, uncommon) laypeople

Origin of layfolk

From lay + folk.

Questions about layfolk

What does layfolk mean?
Layfolk means laypeople.
What part of speech is layfolk?
Layfolk is a noun.

Words near layfolk in the dictionary

  1. layette
  2. layettes
  3. Layfield
  4. layflat
  5. layflats
  6. layfolk
  7. layfolks
  8. layin
  9. layin'
  10. laying
  11. laying a finger on

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