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Cleric

Clĕr'ic, n.

noun

n. [Lat. clericus. See CLERGY.] A clerk, or clergyman. Horsley.

Clĕr'ic or Clĕr'ic-al, a.

adjective

a. [L. Lat. clericalis. See supra.]

  1. Relating or pertaining to the clergy. “A clerical education.” Burke.
  2. Relating or pertaining to a clerk or copyist; as, a clerical mistake. “Clerical work.” E. Everett.

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