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Etymology
From Old French clerc, from Late Latin clēricus (“a priest, clergyman, cleric, also generally a learned man, clerk”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “of the clergy”), from κλῆρος (klêros, “lot, inheritance,” originally “a shard used in casting lots”).
Noun
clèrc m (plural clèrcs)
- (Jersey) clerk
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