'Lay reader' definitions:
Definition of 'lay reader'
(from WordNet)
noun
A layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal church
Definition of 'Lay reader'
From: GCIDE
- Lay reader \Lay" read"er\ (Eccl.) A layman authorized to read parts of the public service of the church. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Lay shaft