Clepsydra

klep'si-dra, n. an instrument used by the Greeks and Romans for measuring time by the trickling of water, as if by stealth, through a very small orifice. [L. — Gr. klepsydia — klepto, klepso, to steal, hyddr water.] Clergy, klGr'ji, «. the body of ministers of religion, [Fr. clcrgl— Low L. cleric i a from Late L. clencus, Gr. klerikos from Gr. kleros a lot, then the clergy because the Lord was the lot or inheritance of the Levites (Deut. xviii, 2), or because the church was the inheritance of the Lord (1 Peter v. 3), the name being thence applied 76 fate, fdr mfi, hir mine ffllny man regularly ordained to preach the gospel, and administer its ordinances. Cleric, kler'ik. Clerical, klcr'ik-al, adj. belonging to the clergy: pertaining to a clerk or writer.