See Also: clerical(dictionary)
clerical(dictionary)
clerical spectacles(medicine)
CLERICAL ERROR(law)

assation (iou) and clerical (iou)


assation (iou)



assation noun.L16-E19.
[French, or medieval Latin assatio(n-), from assat- pa. ppl stem of late Latin assare to roast, from Latin assus roasted: see -ATION.]
Roasting, Baking.

clerical (iou)



clerical adjective & noun. L15.
[ecclesiastical Latin clericalis, formed as CLERIC: see -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Orig., learned. Later gen., of, pertaining to, or characteristic of (a member of) the clergy. L15.
clerical collar an upright white collar, fastening at the back, worn by members of the clergy.
Of or pertaining to a clerk or clerks; involving copying out. L18.
: clerical error an error made in copying or Writing out.
b. noun.
A cleric. E17.
In pl. Clerical clothes. M19.
clericalism noun clerical principles, rule, or influence M19.
clericalist noun an adherent of clericalism M19.
cleri'cality noun (a) rare a clerical trait; (b) clerical quality or condition: M17.
clericali'zation noun the action of clericalizing E20.
clericalize verb trans. make clerical, subject to clerical rule or influence L19.
clerically adverb L18.