clerisy
/ˈklerɪsɪ/noun
usu. treated as pl.
- a distinct class of learned or literary people知识分子, 文人, 学者：
the clerisy are those who read for pleasure.
知识分子就是那些阅读取乐的人。
词源
early 19th cent.: apparently influenced by German Klerisei, based on Greek klēros 'heritage' （see CLERIC）.