Plural of clergyman

irregular plural

The plural of clergyman is clergymen.

Forms of clergyman

"I don't intend to make a habit of going to the races but I feel clergymen should mix as our Lord did with all walks of life," Dr.1960 August 2, “Cleric’s error was to win his wagers”, in Oakland Tribune, home edition, volume CLXXIII, number 33, Oakland, Calif.…. From the entry nonplussed
A NOTED Jewish rabbi has been uttering his mind concerning "manufacturers of mixed marriages" — clergymen, that is to say, who marry Christians to Jewesses and Jews to Christianesses.a. 1912, Ambrose Bierce, "The Jew", Tangential Views, The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, volume 9, page 373. From the entry Christianess
In the other dispute (“Did Jesus anywhere claim to be God?”) the same kind of men—trained and learned clergymen—backed up their arguments with chapter and verse.1907, Mark Twain, Christian Science. From the entry chapter and verse
It is still necessary to warn clergymen against allowing the lazy and pernicious practice of 'clappering,' i.e. tying the bell-rope to the clapper, and pulling it instead of the bell.1903, Baron Edmund Beckett Grimthorpe, A rudimentary treatise on clocks and watches and bells. From the entry clapper

noun A male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister.

What is the plural of clergyman?: The plural of clergyman is clergymen.
Is clergyman countable?: Clergyman is a countable noun.

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