French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɛʁ/

Etymology

From Late Latin clēricus ‎(“clergyman, priest”).

Noun

clerc m ‎(plural clercs)

1. a clergyman, usually in Christianity
2. clerk (office worker)

Related terms

• clergé
• clérical

References

• “clerc” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle English

Noun

clerc

1. a clergyman, usually in Christianity

Old English

Etymology

From Late Latin clēricus ‎(“clergyman, priest”)

Noun

clerc m

1. clergyman, clerk

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin clēricus ‎(“clergyman, priest”)

Noun

clerc m ‎(oblique plural clers, nominative singular clers, nominative plural clerc)

1. a clergyman, usually in Christianity

Descendants

• French: clerc
• Norman: clèrc

Old Provençal

Etymology

From Late Latin clēricus ‎(“clergyman, priest”)

Noun

clerc m ‎(oblique plural clercs, nominative singular clercs, nominative plural clerc)

1. a clergyman, usually in Christianity

References

• (fr)(de) clēricus in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (Walther von Wartburg, 2002)