/ ˈklerɪkl; NAmE / adjective
1.
connected with office work :
clerical workers / staff / assistants
a clerical error (= one made in copying or calculating sth)
2.
connected with the clergy (= priests) :
a clerical collar (= one that fastens at the back, worn by some priests)
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent. (in sense 2): from ecclesiastical Latin clericalis , from clericus clergyman, from Greek klērikos belonging to the Christian clergy, from klēros lot, heritage (Acts 1:26).