TEMPORALTY
laity, temporalty
(noun) in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy
temporalty, temporality
(noun) the worldly possessions of a church
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
temporalty (plural temporalties)
(obsolete) The laity; secular people.
(obsolete) A secular possession; a temporality.
Source: Wiktionary
Tem"po*ral*ty, n. Etym: [See Temporality.]
1. The laity; secular people. [Obs.] Abp. Abbot.
2. A secular possession; a temporality.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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