clergé
French
noun
Definitions
- clergy (people trained to officiate at religious ceremonies and services)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French clergié inherited from Latin clēricātus.
Origin
Latin
clēricātus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- clēricus Latin
- clēricātus Latin
- chiericato Italian
- chierico Italian
- clergié Old French
- clergié Middle French