Word: clergies
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cler
gies
Definition: Plural of clergy; in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)
Morphemes:
Affix: clergy
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Body of persons, such as ministers, sheiks, priests and rabbis, who are trained and ordained for religious service.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: clēricus
Language: la
Decoded: clericus
Meaning: one ordained for religious services
Affix: -ies
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural forms of nouns endings in consonant-y.