laïque

Signification

Adj

lay, secular

Noun

layman, layperson

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/la.ik/

Étymologie

From Latin lāicus (“lay, layman, laic, laical”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “the people”). Doublet of lai (“lay, not belonging to the clergy”).