† unclergyv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To deprive (a person) of his or her status as member of the clergy.
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unhodeOE
disordain1297
disgradec1380
degrade1395
deprivec1400
inhibit1531
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defrock1600
uncassock1645
desecrate1674
unfrockify1694
unclergy1695
undignify1702
unordain1709
unfrock?a1750
disfrock1877
disgown1887
ungown1895
1695 E. Hickeringill Lay-clergy 32 'Till Holy Church was pleased to Depose, Disrobe, and unclergy the Traytor or Murderer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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