clerus

See also: Clerus

Latin

Etymology

From (Ecclesiastical) Ancient Greek κλῆρος (klêros, “a casting lots, drawing lots”).

Noun

clērus m (genitive clērī); second declension

  1. clergy

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative clērus clērī
Genitive clērī clērōrum
Dative clērō clērīs
Accusative clērum clērōs
Ablative clērō clērīs
Vocative clēre clērī

Descendants

References
  • clerus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • clerus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • clerus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • clerus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • clerus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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