n.

1. The character, office, or vocation of a priest.
2. The clergy.

[TMRC; obs.] The select group of system managers responsible for the operation and maintenance of a batch computer system. On these computers, a user never had direct access to a computer, but had to submit his/her data and programs to a priest for execution. Results were returned days or even weeks later.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - præstestand

Nederlands (Dutch)
priesterschap

Français (French)
n. - prêtrise, clergé

Deutsch (German)
n. - Priestertum

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ.) ιεροσύνη, ιερείς, κληρικοί, κλήρος

Italiano (Italian)
sacerdozio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sacerdócio (m)

Русский (Russian)
сан священника, духовенство

Español (Spanish)
n. - sacerdocio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - prästerskap, prästerlig värdighet

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
神职, 祭司职, 僧职

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 神職, 祭司職, 僧職

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 성직

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 聖職, 僧職, 聖職者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كهنوت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כמורה‬

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