"clerc" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [French]

IPA: /klɛʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Ltrlg-clerc.wav Forms: clercs [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French clerc, from Late Latin clēricus (“clergyman, priest”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|clerc|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French clerc, {{inh+|fr|fro|clerc}} Inherited from Old French clerc, {{inh|fr|LL.|clēricus||clergyman, priest}} Late Latin clēricus (“clergyman, priest”), {{der|fr|grc|κληρικός}} Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} clerc m (plural clercs)
  1. a clergyman, usually in Christianity Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-clerc-fr-noun-XtOU-25S Disambiguation of Religion: 100 0
  2. clerk (office worker) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-clerc-fr-noun-nxPbgpHf Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: grand clerc Related terms: clergé, clérical

Noun [Middle English]

Etymology: From Old English clerc, from Late Latin clēricus (“clergyman, priest”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|clerc}} Old English clerc, {{der|enm|LL.|clēricus||clergyman, priest}} Late Latin clēricus (“clergyman, priest”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} clerc
  1. a clergyman, usually in Christianity
    Sense id: en-clerc-enm-noun-XtOU-25S Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Old English]

IPA: /klerk/, [klerˠk]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin clēricus (“clergyman, priest”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós). Etymology templates: {{bor|ang|LL.|clēricus||clergyman, priest}} Late Latin clēricus (“clergyman, priest”), {{der|ang|grc|κληρικός}} Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} clerc m, {{ang-noun|m}} clerc m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|clerc}}, {{ang-decl-noun|clerc|clercas|clerc|clercas|clerces|clerca|clerce|clercum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], clerc [nominative, singular], clercas [nominative, plural], clerc [accusative, singular], clercas [accusative, plural], clerces [genitive, singular], clerca [genitive, plural], clerce [dative, singular], clercum [dative, plural]
  1. clergyman, clerk Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Occupations, Religion
    Sense id: en-clerc-ang-noun-rHJAGCG3 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Old French]

Forms: clerc oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], clers [oblique, plural], clers [nominative, singular], clerc [nominative, plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin clēricus (“clergyman, priest”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós). Etymology templates: {{inh|fro|LL.|clēricus||clergyman, priest}} Late Latin clēricus (“clergyman, priest”), {{der|fro|grc|κληρικός}} Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós) Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} clerc oblique singular, m (oblique plural clers, nominative singular clers, nominative plural clerc)
  1. a clergyman, usually in Christianity Categories (topical): Occupations

Noun [Old Occitan]

Forms: clercs [oblique, plural], clercs [nominative, singular], clerc [nominative, plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin clēricus (“clergyman, priest”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós). Etymology templates: {{inh|pro|LL.|clēricus||clergyman, priest}} Late Latin clēricus (“clergyman, priest”), {{der|pro|grc|κληρικός}} Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós) Head templates: {{head|pro|noun|oblique plural|clercs|nominative singular|clercs|nominative plural|clerc|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} clerc m (oblique plural clercs, nominative singular clercs, nominative plural clerc), {{pro-noun|m}} clerc m (oblique plural clercs, nominative singular clercs, nominative plural clerc)
  1. a clergyman, usually in Christianity Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-clerc-pro-noun-XtOU-25S Categories (other): Old Occitan entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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