clérical

See also: clerical

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clēricālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kle.ʁi.kal/

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• Homophones: cléricale, cléricales

Adjective

clérical (feminine cléricale, masculine plural cléricaux, feminine plural cléricales)

1. (relational) clergy; clerical
2. (relational) clerical work; clerical

Related terms

• clerc
• clergé

Further reading

• “clérical”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.