Clerici

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In old English law. Clerks; clergymen. Cleric! de cancellaria: clerks of the chancery. Clerici de prima forma, or de primo gradn: clerks of the first form or rank; the chief clerks of chancery, who acted as the chancellor's assistants in the framing of writs in consimili casu, and were afterwards termed masters in chancery. Clerici de secunda forma: clerks of the second form or grade; clerks of the second rank in chancery, called in the statute of Westminster 2, clerks of course, and afterwards cursitors, whose business it was to make out the common writs or writs of course, v. Cursitor. Clerici prajnotarii: the six clerks in chancery. V. Clericus; Cursitor; Six clerks.

Lat. [plur. of clericus.'\ Clerks; clergymen. See Clericus.