"lay system" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: lay + system Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lay#Etymology_1|system}} lay + system Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} lay system
  1. (maritime) The system of remuneration in which fishermen or merchant mariners are paid a lay (a share of the vessel's profit) plus the value of room and board derived from being shipboard and eating in the mess.
    Sense id: en-lay_system-en-name-ISH5F6l9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Topics: maritime, nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: lay + system Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lay#Etymology_6|system}} lay + system Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} lay system
  1. (agriculture, archaic, especially British) A certain system of fallow farming with a certain crop rotation and rotation of arable and pasturage. Tags: British, archaic, especially Categories (topical): Agriculture Related terms: layland, Leyland, Layland
    Sense id: en-lay_system-en-name-K~l~1SUV Categories (other): British English, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 50 50 Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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