<P> The word lay (part of layperson, etc .) derives from the Anglo - French lai, from Late Latin laicus, from the Greek λαϊκός, laikos, of the people, from λαός, laos, the people at large . </P> <P> The word laity means "common people" and comes from the Greek λαϊκός (laikos), meaning "of the people". </P> <P> Synonyms for layperson include: parishioner, believer, dilettante, follower, member, neophyte, novice, outsider, proselyte, recruit, secular, laic, layman, non professional . </P> <P> The phrase "layman's terms" is often used to refer to terms that apply to the everyday person, as can the term "layman" or "layperson" itself . In English law, the phrase "the man on the Clapham omnibus" is sometimes used to describe a hypothetical person who is reasonably educated and intelligent but has no special expertise in a specific business or profession . </P>

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