Clerisy Definition

klĕrĭ-sē
noun
Educated people as a class.
Webster's New World

The clergy, or their opinions, as opposed to the laity.

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Other Word Forms of Clerisy

Noun

Singular:
clerisy
Plural:
clerisies

Origin of Clerisy

  • German Klerisei clergy from Medieval Latin clēricia from Late Latin clēricus priest clerk

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Introduced by Coleridge, apparently after German Clerisei; in late Latin clericia.

    From Wiktionary

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