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unfrock

American  
[uhn-frok] / ʌnˈfrɒk /

verb (used with object)

  1. defrock.

unfrock British  
/ ʌnˈfrɒk /

verb

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

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Origin of unfrock

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

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Unfrock, un-frok′, v.t. to strip of a frock or gown, esp. a monk, &c.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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