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laywoman

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lay·wom·an  (lwmn)
n.
1. A woman who is not a cleric.
2. A woman who is a nonprofessional: "[a program] to educate laywomen in the ways of political campaigns" (New York).

laywoman [ˈleɪwʊmən]
n pl -women
1. a woman who is not a member of the clergy
2. a woman who does not have specialized or professional knowledge of a subject a guide for the laywoman


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The essays examine specific historical events, figures, or material from the perspective of gender theory, with topics that include the letters of Margherita Datini, the activities of Giulia Gonzaga as a laywoman in a 16th- century convent, accounts of the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, and gender and violence on the Irish frontiers.
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