名詞 laity:

1. in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy
   同義詞：temporalty

1. The new proposals affect both clergy and laity.
   新的建議與神職人員和俗人都有關系。

la.i.ty

n.（名詞）
Laypeople considered as a group.
俗人的總稱
All those persons who are not members of a given profession or other specialized field.
外行：所有那些不屬于某職業(yè)或其它專業(yè)領域的成員

來源：
Middle English laite
中古英語 laite
from lay [of the laity] * see lay 2
源自 lay [門外漢的] *參見 lay2