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.
© Webster 1913.