CLERISY


Meaning of CLERISY in English

[ 'klɛrɪsi ]

■ noun [usu. treated as plural ] learned or literary people regarded as a social group.

Origin

C19: appar. influenced by Ger. Klerisei , based on Gk klēros (see cleric ).

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