clergyman Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
    reverend; man of the cloth.

WordNet

Cler"gy*man noun
Wordforms
plural Clergymen
Definitions
  1. An ordained minister; a man regularly authorized to peach the gospel, and administer its ordinances; in England usually restricted to a minister of the Established Church.

Webster 1913