the clergy• Many members of the clergy were murdered during the civil war.
Examples from the Corpus
clergy• In 1294-7, it has been calculated, the laity and clergy together yielded £280,000 in direct taxes to the king.• It was the corruption of the RomanCatholicclergy in medieval times that paved the way for the Reformation.• The saintlyVicar of Keyingham, Philip of Beverley, who did much for local clergy, was venerated as a saint.• But while they defended against outsiders, a new enemy came from their own clergyranks.• It also provided approximately 40% of the stipends and housing costs of the 11,500 serving clergy.• Praise will be led by the clergy and choir of Holywood Parish Church.• He sets the clergy against each other in rivalry for his favours.
Originclergy
(1200-1300)Old Frenchclergie, from clerc; → CLERK1