clerical

 
Pronunciation: /ˈklɛrɪk(ə)l/

adjective

  • 1concerned with or relating to work in an office, especially routine documentation and administrative tasks: clerical duties
  • 2relating to the clergy: he was still attired in his clerical outfit

Derivatives

clericalism

noun
clerical (sense 2).

clericalist

noun
clerical (sense 2).

clerically

adverb

Origin:

late 15th century (in clerical (sense 2)): from ecclesiastical Latin clericalis, from clericus 'clergyman' (see cleric)