deprive (a person in holy orders) of ecclesiastical status:he had left his diocese one step ahead of a move to defrock him (as adjective defrocked)a defrocked French Catholic priest
deprive (someone) of professional status or membership of a prestigious group: (as adjective defrocked)a defrocked psychiatrist
Origin:
early 17th century: from French défroquer, from dé- (expressing removal) + froc 'frock'
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Definition of defrock in the US English dictionary
