[ad. mod.L. clēricātūra, f. clēricāre to make a cleric.] Clerical action or function.
1725. trans. Dupin’s Eccl. Hist. 17th C., I. v. 176. The very same rank of Clericature, which they had in their Sect.
1867. H. C. Lea, Sacerdotal Celibacy, 83. The superior opportunities which clericature gave of improper intercourse with women.
