unfrock

[ uhn-frok ]
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verb (used with object)

Origin of unfrock

1
First recorded in 1635–45; un-2 + frock

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British Dictionary definitions for unfrock

unfrock

/ (ʌnˈfrɒk) /


verb
  1. (tr) to deprive (a person in holy orders) of ecclesiastical status

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