clerc

Meaning

a clergyman, usually in Christianity
clerk (office worker)

ecclésiastique

Frequency

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/klɛʁ/

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

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fut d'abord clerc chez un juge de paix .

He was first a clerk with a justice of the peace.

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