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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal church; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lay reader \Lay" read"er\ (Eccl.)
   A layman authorized to read parts of the public service of
   the church.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Lay shaft


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

lay reader
    n 1: a layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of
         the service in an Anglican or Episcopal church