lay reader

from 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
    
from 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
    

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