Disfrocks

/dɪsˈfrɒks/ verb

Definition

Third person singular present tense: removes someone from their position as clergy.

Etymology

From disfrock plus the -s ending for third person singular. Used in sentences like 'The bishop disfrocks the unworthy priest.'

Kelly Says

This simple conjugation form rarely appears in modern English, making historical texts that use it feel even more formal and distant—it's like studying a grammar that has mostly died away except in religious or legal archives.

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