lay (2) — OET

lay2

adjective

1 a lay preacher:

non-clerical, non-ordained, non-ecclesiastical, secular, temporal;

civil, civilian;

rare laic, laical.

▷antonyms ordained.

2 I cannot explain to a lay audience the techniques I used to study these genes:

non-professional, amateur, non-specialist, non-technical, untrained, unqualified, inexpert;

dilettante.

▷antonyms qualified, professional.

lay (2) Oxford Dictionary of English