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laymanship

laymanship noun: the condition of being a layman.

Noun

laymanship (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being a layman.
    • Naive methods and resolute laymanship go hand in hand, both obstructions in the pursuit of truth, blocks in the road of inquiry.1979, R.M. Martin, Pragmatics, Truth, and Language

Origin of laymanship

From layman + -ship.

Questions about laymanship

What does laymanship mean?
Laymanship means the condition of being a layman.
What part of speech is laymanship?
Laymanship is a noun.

Words near laymanship in the dictionary

  1. laymanize
  2. laymanized
  3. laymanizes
  4. laymanizing
  5. Laymans
  6. laymanship
  7. laymen
  8. Laymon
  9. Laymons
  10. layn
  11. Layne

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