"clerc" meaning in French

See clerc in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34
  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: 59 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: grand clerc Related terms: clergé, clérical

Inflected forms

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