Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
Source : WordNet®
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"