CLERICAL

clerical

(adjective) appropriate for or engaged in office work; “clerical skills”; “a clerical job”; “the clerical staff”

clerical

(adjective) of or relating to the clergy; “clerical collar”

clerical

(adjective) of or relating to clerks; “clerical work”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

clerical (not comparable)

Of or relating to clerks or their work.

Of or relating to the clergy.

Noun

clerical (plural clericals)

A member of the clergy.

Source: Wiktionary


Cler"ic*al, a. Etym: [LL. clericalis. See Clerk.]

1. Of or pertaining to the clergy; suitable for the clergy. "A clerical education." Burke.

2. Of or relating to a clerk or copyist, or to writing. "Clerical work." E. Everett. A clerical error, an error made in copying or writing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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