Masculine

clerc

Meaning

  1. (masculine) a clergyman, usually in Christianity
  2. (masculine) clerk (office worker)

Frequency

31k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/klɛʁ/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French clerc, from Late Latin clēricus (“clergyman, priest”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós).

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