/kler"ik/ , n.
1. a member of the clergy.
2. a member of a clerical party.
3. clerics , ( used with a pl. v. ) half-sized or small-sized reading glasses worn on the nose, usually rimless or with a thin metal frame.
adj.
4. pertaining to the clergy; clerical.
[ 1615-25; clericus priest klerikós, equiv. to klêr ( os ) lot, allotment + -ikos -IC ]