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clericus.

clergyman, priest, cleric, clerk; scholar, student, scribe, secretary (Bee);

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. a priest, clergyman or clergywoman, cleric

    Late-Latin · declension-2
  2. a learned man, clerk

    Late-Latin · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “(adj. in church jargon) of the clergy”), from κλῆρος (klêros, “the clergy, what is allotted, a lot, inheritance, originally a shard used in casting lots”).

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