[with obj.]deprive (a person in holy orders) of ecclesiastical status 解除(牧师)的神职 ■[usu. as adj. defrocked]deprive (someone) of professional status or membership of a prestigious group 剥夺(某人)声誉(或成员资格) a defrocked psychiatrist. 被剥除声誉地位的精神病学家。
语源
early 17th cent.: from French défroquer, from dé- (expressing removal) + froc 'frock'