Secular clergy
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
See Regular clergy.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In ecclesiastical law, this term is applied to the parochial clergy, who. perform their ministry in seculo (in the world), and who are thus distinguished from the monastic or "regular" clergy. Steph. Comm. 681, note.
Defined under Secular in Black's Law Dictionary.