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clerical

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cler⋅i⋅cal

  [kler-i-kuhl]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, appropriate for, or assigned to an office clerk or clerks: a clerical job.
2. doing the work of a clerk or clerks: a clerical assistant; a clerical staff.
3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the clergy or a member of the clergy: clerical garb.
4. advocating the power or influence of the clergy in politics, government, etc.: a clerical party.
–noun
5. a cleric.
6. clericals, Informal. clerical garments.
7. a person or a party advocating the power or influence of the church in politics, government, etc.
8. a person who does clerical work; office worker; clerk.
9. Also called clerical error. a minor error, as in the keeping of records, the transcribing of documents, or the handling of correspondence.
Origin:
1425–75 for sense “learned”; 1585–95 for def. 3; late ME < LL clēricālis, equiv. to clēric(us) cleric + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
cler⋅i⋅cal⋅i⋅ty, noun
cler⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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cler·i·cal   (klěr'ĭ-kəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to clerks or office workers or their work.

  2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy.

  3. Advocating clericalism.

n.  

  1. A member of the clergy.

  2. clericals Garments worn by the clergy.

  3. An advocate of clericalism.

cler'i·cal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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