Talk:layman

layman of xxxxx ?
In a historic document, if someone is described as a "layman of xxxxx", is xxxxx their:
 * Current abode / parish
 * Place of Birth
 * Place of Baptism


 * There is no way of telling for certain. It is most probably the place, before the current place, in which they lived. It may be a parish, village, town or whatever.
 * However, if xxxxx is part of the current place (depends on the type of document), then it is where they currently live(d). SemperBlotto 08:24, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Inconsistency between definition and linked term
1. layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy

This links to layperson, but the definition of layperson says nothing about clergy. I'm new to Wiktionary, so I don't know the best way to resolve the discrepancy. The Original Wildbear 07:24, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

a generally ignorant person
Definition 5 ("a generally ignorant person") is something I've never heard and which seems bogus to me.Danhicks (talk) 17:21, 28 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Indeed, it would be lovely to get a quotation of this usage. Kuulopuhe (talk) 18:06, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
 * I have deleted that definition in this revision. Kuulopuhe (talk) 00:46, 22 December 2023 (UTC)