n. An ordained (male) Christian minister, a male member of the clergy.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. An ordained minister; a man regularly authorized to preach the gospel, and administer its ordinances; in England usually restricted to a minister of the Established Church.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A member of the clergy; a man in holy orders; a man regularly authorized to preach the gospel and administer ordinances according to the rules of any particular denomination of Christians. In England the term is commonly restricted to ministers of the established church.
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n. a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
Word Usage
"A clergyman from a nearby parish who did not want to be identified told the Western Mail: I am one of a number of clerics who made formal complaints to the Bishop about Richard Grey."