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clerisy definition

cleri·sy (kler′i sē)

noun

educated people as a class

Etymology: ME clericia < LL(Ec) clericus: see clerk

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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