Word: laicized
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: lai
cized
Definition: freed from ecclesiastical control
Morphemes:
Affix: laic
Language: en
Meaning: layperson
Etymology Compounds: Affix: laicus
Language: la
Decoded: laicus
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: lay (of the laity)
Affix: -ize
Language: en
Meaning: verbal suffix
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An empty suffix, perhaps derived from the past-tense suffix above, added in some dialects to the present tense forms of some words which then add an additional -ed in the past tense.