defrocks

We have found lemma(root) word of defrocks : defrock.

Definitions


[diːˈfrɒk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- deprive (a person in holy orders) of ecclesiastical status
(e.g: he had left his diocese one step ahead of a move to defrock him)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: from French défroquer, from dé- (expressing removal) + froc ‘frock’




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