The estate or office of a cleric or clerk (in ecclesiastical orders); the clerical office. Obsolete.

The status or position of a clergyman. archaic.

The office or position of a clerk. Christian Church.

A ministerial office or employment. Obsolete. rare.

In ecclesiastical use. The profession or vocation of a minister of religion; the position, post, or office of such a minister. Also: the period of…

The position or office of a clergyman.

(with plural) A clerical action or trait.

As a mark of the clerical office, esp. that of a clergyman of the Church of England.

The doctrine, principles, or practice of the clergy, or of a member of the clergy; frequently with modifying word denoting the quality or style of…

the cloth (colloquial): the clerical profession; the clergy; the office of a clergyman.

Clerical action or function.

Clerical office or dignity.