Hypertext Webster Gateway: "clerical"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Clerical \Cler"ic*al\, a. [LL. clericalis. See {Clerk}.]
1. Of or pertaining to the clergy; suitable for the clergy.
``A clerical education.'' --Burke.
2. Of or relating to a clerk or copyist, or to writing.
``Clerical work.'' --E. Everett.
{A clerical error}, an error made in copying or writing.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
clerical
adj 1: of or relating to clerks; "clerical work"
2: of or relating to the clergy; "clerical collar"
3: appropriate for or engaged in office work; "clerical
skills"; "a clerical job"; "the clerical staff"
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