Definition of $p$-class of $p$-group?

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I read this sentence somewhere:

... an epimorphism from the finitely presented group $A$ to the largest $p$-group of $p$-class $c$ which is a quotient of $A$ ...

May I clarify how is "largest $p$-group of $p$-class $c$ which is a quotient of $A$" defined?