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lay-fee
lay-fee Obs. exc. Hist. Forms: see lay a. (and n.9) and fee n.2; also 4 laifeo, 5 laife, layfe, 6 laffye. [a. AF. lai fe.] 1. A fee or estate in land held in consideration of secular services, as distinguished from an ecclesiastical fee. † Also phr. of lay fee (cf. fee n.2 1 b).c 1290 Beket 560 in S... Oxford English Dictionary
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laity
laity (ˈleɪɪtɪ) Forms: 6 layetie, 6–7 lai-, laytie, 6–8 laiety, 7 lay(e)ty, 7– laity. [f. lai, lay a. + -ity. An AF. laité occurs, with the sense of ‘lay property’ (cf. realty, spiritualty), in Year-bk. 33 Ed. I (1864) 411.] 1. The condition or state of a layman; the not being in orders.1616 Bulloka... Oxford English Dictionary
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utrum
‖ ˈutrum Obs. or Hist. [L. utrum, neut. sing. of uter which, whether.] A writ authorizing the holding of an assize to decide the status of a property (see quot. 1728) Usu. in assize of utrum.c 1290 Britton (1865) II. 206 La quarte assise est de Utrum. Ibid. 207 Le bref de Utrum pur le clerc.1592 Ras... Oxford English Dictionary
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lay
▪ I. lay, n.1 Obs. exc. dial. (leɪ) Forms: α. 1 laᵹu, 3 laȝe; pl. 3 lawes, 4 lauen. β. 3 lei-e, 3, 5 ley, 4 leye, laie, 4–5 laye, 4, 9 (dial.) lay. [OE. laᵹu (oblique cases laᵹe); the β forms may represent either an OE. *læᵹe dat., acc., or gen., or the ON. legi dative, legir plural, of the equivale... Oxford English Dictionary
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