1coll.eccl.clergy, body of people who are ordained to religious orders (as opposed to the laity):
(
s.xii1;
MS: c.1145
) Si vus dormez entre meiens clergiez
(Latin: Si dormiatis inter medios cleros) [...]
Oxf Ps ANTS 80.67.14
(
1155;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
les autres possessiuns [...] Qui es temples servir deveient Ad li reis trestut otreied As evesques e al clergied
Brut WACE 5254
(
s.xivin;
MS: 1312-40
)
Le roy […] fist assembler countes, barouns e la cleregie
Fouke ANTS 57.32
(
1402;
MS: s.xv1
)
come vous estez primat et chief de clergie de toute Engleterre
Lett & Pet 36.16
(
1419
)
[…] par les clergies des provinces de Caunterbirs et d’Everwyk
Rot Parl1 iv 117
2eccl.status, fact of belonging to the clergy:
(
1292
)
Pur ceo ke la persone est enfranchy par sa clergye ke yl ne deyt sute fere
YBB 20-21 Ed I 297
♦
laweccl.(benefit of) clergy:
(
c.1292;
MS: c.1300
)
si le clerk encoupé alegge clergie
BRITT i 27
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
Par privilege de clergie
Mir Just 92
(
1377
)
q’il eit privilege e sa clergie, nientcontreesteaunt la bigamye
Rot Parl1 iii 22
3ability to read (Latin):
(
c.1185
)
Il saveit assez de clergie: La cire entur les brefs parti
Proth ANTS 570
(
1230-53
)
En romanz comenz ma reson Pur ceus ki ne sevent mie Ne lettreure ne clergie
Chast Amour 28
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xivin
)
[…] de latin translaté En commun langage pur amis Ke de clergie n’unt apris
BOZ Prov (S) 1.1.8
4learning, scholarship:
(
1155;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Cesar fu de Rome emperere [...]. Pris out de grant chevalerie E lettrez fu, de grant clergie
Brut WACE 3842
(
c.1184;
MS: s.xiiiex
)
ruz devint e enpernant E en clergie bien desputant Pur sey defendre
S Thom beneit1 77
(
c.1334;
MS: s.xivm
)
par vive clergie et par vive reson le desconfist en desputeison
TREVET Cron1 333.10
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