"lay clerk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lay clerks [plural], layclerk [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lay clerk (plural lay clerks)
  1. (UK) A professional, adult singer in a church or university choir. Tags: UK Synonyms: lay vicar (english: certain choirs), vicar choral (english: certain choirs), song man (english: certain choirs) [masculine] Related terms: choral scholar
    Sense id: en-lay_clerk-en-noun-B0hNHOWX Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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