1.  way in which something is laid or lies (especially of a country); (slang) sexual partner (vulgar); (slang) sexual intercourse (vulgar). poem which tells a story (especially one that can be sung); song. place in a horizontal position; set in place; produce and deposit (an egg or eggs); present, propose; prepare; spread out; put; set; deposit; locate; cause; appease; cause to subside or end; bet, wager. not clerical; not a member of the ordained clergy; not professional, not a member of a certain profession; not having expertise; of or done by the laity. laylay , a. [of. lai, lais, prob. of celtic origin; cf. ir. laoi, laoidh, song, poem, oir. laoidh poem, verse; but cf. also as. lāc play, sport, g. leich a sort of poem (cf. lake to sport). .]