Layship

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    laymanship (the condition of being a layman.) obsolete, uncountable

    "the priest esteems their layships unhallowed and unclean"

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"the priest esteems their layships unhallowed and unclean"

Etymology

From lay + -ship.

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