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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikos, “(adj. in church jargon) of the clergy”) < κλῆρος (klēros, “the clergy, what is alloted, a lot, inheritance, originally a shard used in casting lots”).
Noun
clēricus
References
- clericus in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
- clerk in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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