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clericate

clericate noun: clerical position; the rank or state of clergy.

Noun

clericate (plural clericates)

  1. clerical position; the rank or state of clergy

Forms of clericate

pluralclericates

Origin of clericate

From cleric + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).

Questions about clericate

What does clericate mean?
Clericate means clerical position; the rank or state of clergy.
What part of speech is clericate?
Clericate is a noun.
What is the plural of clericate?
The plural of clericate is clericates.

Words near clericate in the dictionary

  1. clericalized
  2. clericalizes
  3. clericalizing
  4. clerically
  5. clericals
  6. clericate
  7. clericates
  8. clericature
  9. Clerici solution
  10. clericity
  11. clerick

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