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Laity vs Lait - What's the difference?

laity | lait |

As nouns the difference between laity and lait

is that laity is people of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics while lait is lightning; flash of lightning; a flash.

As a verb lait is

to seek; search for; inquire.

laity

English

Noun

(laities)
  • people of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
  • the common man or woman
  • the unlearned, untrained or ignorant as in “The Layman’s Guide to Basket Weaving”

    • Related terms

    * * layman

    Anagrams

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    lait

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) lait, layt, leit, leyt, from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Lightning; flash of lightning; a flash.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) laiten, leiten, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To seek; search for; inquire.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) ----