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clericate

noun

Etymology

From cleric + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).

  1. derived from κληρικός
  2. borrowed from clēricus
  3. formed as clericate — “cleric + -ate”

Definitions

  1. clerical position

    clerical position; the rank or state of clergy

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA