LA'ITY, noun [Gr. people. See Laic.]
1. The people, as distinguished from the clergy; the body of the people not in orders.
2. The state of a layman, or of not being in orders. [Not used.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.