CLERGY


Meaning of CLERGY in English

noun (plural clergies) Etymology: Middle English clergie, from Anglo-French, from clerc ~man Date: 13th century a group ordained to perform pastoral or sacerdotal functions in a Christian church, the official or sacerdotal class of a non-Christian religion

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