1. The body of men set apart by ordination for the service of religion in the Christian Church; the body of ecclesiasties in distinction from the laity. Benefit of clergy, originally the exemption of the persons of clergymen from criminal process before a secular judge, an immunity granted in certain cases to those who could read.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• llergy,
• clarigy,
• claery,
• leegy,
• cleggs,
• claerly,
• alergy,
• clery,
• clerer,
• clearfy,
• clerly,
• ulegy,
• clarfy,
• clerge,
• clerck,
• clera,
• cleregy,
• clere,
• clearty,
• clarge

• clergyman,
• Clarke,
• clark,
• cleric,
• clerking,
• clog,
• Claris,
• allergy,
• clorox,
• clowers,
• clearly,
• clerk,
• clerisy.

The adjective form of the word "clergy" is "clerical".

The plural of the "clergy" can be the "clergies".

The plural of the "Clergy" can be the "Clergy".

The singular of the "clergy" can be the "clergy".

The singular of the "Clergy" can be the "clergyman".