concrete. The clerical order; the body of men set apart by ordination for religious service in the… construed as collective plural.
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| 释义 | society > law > legal right > right of specific class, person, or place > [noun] > legal privilege or immunity > applying to clergy (7) clergyc1275 concrete. The clerical order; the body of men set apart by ordination for religious service in the… construed as collective plural. immunity1449 spec. The exemption of ecclesiastical persons and things from secular or civil liabilities, burdens, or duties. Also: an instance of this. Now… benefit of clergy1488 Law. The advantage of belonging to a privileged order which was exempted from the jurisdiction or sentence of the ordinary courts of law; the… benefice of clergy1489 see benefit, n. 3c. benefit of (his) clergy1511 Old Law. benefit of (his) clergy, also simply (his) clergy: originally the privilege of exemption from trial by a secular court, allowed to or… book1537 = benefit of clergy at clergy, n. 6a. Obsolete. privilege of clergy1588 The special licence, prerogative, or immunity attaching to a specified office or rank. Also figurative and in extended use. |
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