First Known Use: 1818
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clerisy
noun cler·i·sy \ˈkler-ə-sē, ˈkle-ri-\
Definition of CLERISY
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Origin of CLERISY
German Klerisei clergy, from Medieval Latin clericia, from Late Latin clericus cleric
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- intelligentsia, literati
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