What is CLERICAL TONSURE? Definition of CLERICAL TONSURE in Black's Law Dictionary - Legal dictionary - Glossary of legal terms.
The having the head shaven, which was formerly peculiar to clerks, or persons in orders, and which the coifs worn by serjeants at law are supposed to have been introduced to conceal. 1 Bl.Comm. 24, note t; 4 Bl. Comm. 367.
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