clerisy

Definitions


[ˈklɛrɪsi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- learned or literary people regarded as a social group or class
(e.g: the clerisy are those who read for pleasure)


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Origin:
early 19th century: apparently influenced by German Klerisei, based on Greek klēros ‘heritage’ (see cleric)




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