clericus

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • (Late Latin) a priest, clergyman, cleric
  • (Late Latin) a learned man, clerk

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κληρικός (of the clergy).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κληρικός

Gloss

of the clergy

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