"clericate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clericates [plural]
Etymology: From cleric + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office). Etymology templates: {{af|en|cleric|-ate|id2=rank or office|pos2=forms nouns denoting rank or office}} cleric + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office) Head templates: {{en-noun}} clericate (plural clericates)
  1. clerical position; the rank or state of clergy
    Sense id: en-clericate-en-noun-dXCEiID1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (rank or office), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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