benefit of clergy
ben·e·fit of cler·gy
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ben-uh-fit uhv, ov klur-jee]
- /ˈbɛn ə fɪt ʌv, ɒv ˈklɜr dʒi/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ben-uh-fit uhv, ov klur-jee]
- /ˈbɛn ə fɪt ʌv, ɒv ˈklɜr dʒi/
Definitions of benefit of clergy words
- noun benefit of clergy sanction by the church 3
- noun benefit of clergy (in the Middle Ages) a privilege that placed the clergy outside the jurisdiction of secular courts and entitled them to trial in ecclesiastical courts 3
- noun benefit of clergy the exemption of the medieval clergy from trial or punishment except in a church court 3
- noun benefit of clergy an administering or sanctioning by the church 3
- noun benefit of clergy the rites or sanctions of a church. 1
- noun benefit of clergy formal marriage: living together withoutbenefit of clergy. 1
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Origin of benefit of clergy
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1480-90
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Parts of speech for Benefit of clergy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
benefit of clergy popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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