nounclērĭcātusCLERICATVS☆ KeepMeaningthe clerical officeLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879CLERICATUSLEWIS & SHORTCLERICATUSclērĭcātus, ūs, m. id., I. the clerical office (eccl. Lat.), Hier. Ep. 60, n. 10; 125, n. 8 et saep.Read the whole entryIn English words that came into English from clērĭcātusclergyclērĭcātus