Clerical - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Clerical :  adj
1: of or relating to clerks; "clerical work"
2: of or relating to the clergy; "clerical collar"
3: appropriate for or engaged in office work; "clerical skills"; "a clerical job"; "the clerical staff"

Based on WordNet 2.0

Clerical : \Cler"ic*al\, a. [LL. clericalis. See Clerk.] 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.

A clerical error, an error made in copying or writing.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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