Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Clerisy \Cler"i*sy\, n. [LL. clericia. See {Clergy}.]
   1. The literati, or well educated class.

   2. The clergy, or their opinions, as opposed to the laity.

Source : WordNet®

clerisy
     n : an educated and intellectual elite [syn: {intelligentsia}]