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clergy (klʉr′jē)

noun pl. clergies -·gies

persons ordained for religious service; ministers, priests, rabbis, etc., collectively

Etymology: ME clergie, office or dignity of a clergyman < OFr < LL(Ec) clericus: see clerk

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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