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6 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)
originFrom Middle English clergie (attested in the 13th century), from Old French clergie (“learned men”), from Late Latin clēricātus, from Latin clēricus (“one ordained for religious services”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “of the clergy”). Equivalent to cleric + -ate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0