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benefit of clergy
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benefit of clergy
n.
1. The authorized sanction of a religious rite: cohabiting without benefit of clergy.
2. Exemption from trial or punishment in a civil court, given to the clergy in the Middle Ages.
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Noun1.benefit of clergy - sanction by a religious rite; "they are living together without benefit of clergy"
sanction - the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church"


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