Clerical \Cler"ic*al\, a. [LL. clericalis. See Clerk.]

1. Of or pertaining to the clergy; suitable for the clergy. ``A clerical education.'' --Burke.

2. Of or relating to a clerk or copyist, or to writing. ``Clerical work.'' --E. Everett.

A clerical error, an error made in copying or writing.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)