- (n.) The privilege or benefit of clergy.
- (n.) The body of men set apart, by due ordination, to the service of God, in the Christian church, in distinction from the laity; in England, usually restricted to the ministers of the Established Church.
- (n.) Learning; also, a learned profession.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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