Noun
one of the three professions traditionally believed to require advanced learning and high principles
Source: WordNetPublic officials, called scribae, that is to say, scribes, rose in rank from being mere recorders of facts and judicial proceedings, copiers and transcribers to a learned profession prominent in private and public affairs. Source: Internet
Career At 25 years of age, Hume, although of noble ancestry, had no source of income and no learned profession. Source: Internet