leigo

• leygo (obsolete)

From Old Portuguese leigo, from Latin lāicus (“lay; unconsecrated”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “the people”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlej.ɡu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlej.ɡo/

leigo m (plural leigos)

1. layman (someone who is not an ordained cleric)
2. layman (someone who is not a professional in a given field)

• (one who is not an ordained cleric): laico
• (one who is not a professional): amador

• (one who is not a professional): profissional

leigo m (feminine singular leiga, masculine plural leigos, feminine plural leigas, not comparable)

1. lay (not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them)
2. non-religious (having no relation with religion)

• (lay): laical, laico
• (non-religious): laico, secular, temporal

• (non-religious): religioso