Vocabulary : Lax to Lay reader

Lax : Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber. ;; Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal. ;; Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal. ;; A looseness; diarrhea.
Laxation : The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
Laxative : Having a tendency to loosen or relax. ;; Having the effect of loosening or opening the intestines, and relieving from constipation; -- opposed to astringent. ;; A laxative medicine. See the Note under Cathartic.
Laxativeness : The quality of being laxative.
Laxator : That which loosens; -- esp., a muscle which by its contraction loosens some part.

Laxity : The state or quality of being lax; want of tenseness, strictness, or exactness.
Laxly : In a lax manner.
Laxness : The state of being lax; laxity.
Lay : of Lie, to recline. ;; Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother. ;; Not educated or cultivated; ignorant. ;; Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular profession; unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding the nature of a disease. ;; The laity; the common people. ;; A meadow. See Lea. ;; Faith; creed; religious profession. ;; A law. ;; An obligation; a vow. ;; A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad. ;; A melody; any musical utterance. ;; To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower lays the dust. ;; To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a corner stone; to lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers on a table. ;; To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan. ;; To spread on a surface; as, to lay
Lay reader : A layman authorized to read parts of the public service of the church.