clergé
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French clergié, from Old French, from Late Latin clēricātus, from clēricus. Compare Italian chiericato.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
clergé m (plural clergés)
- clergy (body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for religious service)
- Synonym: (pejorative) cléricaille
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Further reading edit
- “clergé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.