defrock.
To divest of a frock.
Meaning & usage
To divest of a frock.
To formally remove the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
The defrocked priest may no longer perform rites.
To formally remove the rights and authority of someone, e.g. a government official or a medical practitioner.
Where this word comes from
From French défroquer, from dé- + froc. By surface analysis, de- + frock.
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