clerical Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to clerks
    • clerical work
  2. adjective of or relating to the clergy
    • clerical collar
  3. adjective satellite appropriate for or engaged in office work
    • clerical skills
    • a clerical job
    • the clerical staff

WordNet

Cler"ic*al adjective
Etymology
LL. clericalis. See Clerk.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the clergy; suitable for the clergy. "A clerical education." Burke.
  2. Of or relating to a clerk or copyist, or to writing. "Clerical work." E. Everett.

Webster 1913