Clerk
- Clerk
- Clerk Clerk (kl[~e]rk; in Eng. kl[aum]rk; 277), n. [Either OF.
clerc, fr. L. clericus a priest, or AS. clerc, cleric, clerk,
priest, fr. L. clericus, fr. Gr. klhriko`s belonging to the
clergy, fr. klh^ros lot, allotment, clergy; cf. Deut. xviii.
2. Cf. {Clergy}.]
1. A clergyman or ecclesiastic. [Obs.]
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All persons were styled clerks that served in the
church of Christ. --Ayliffe.
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2. A man who could read; a scholar; a learned person; a man
of letters. [Obs.] ``Every one that could read . . . being
accounted a clerk.'' --Blackstone.
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He was no great clerk, but he was perfectly well
versed in the interests of Europe. --Burke.
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3. A parish officer, being a layman who leads in reading the
responses of the Episcopal church service, and otherwise
assists in it. [Eng.] --Hook.
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And like unlettered clerk still cry ``Amen''.
--Shak.
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4. One employed to keep records or accounts; a scribe; an
accountant; as, the clerk of a court; a town clerk.
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The clerk of the crown . . . withdrew the bill.
--Strype.
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Note: In some cases, clerk is synonymous with secretary. A
clerk is always an officer subordinate to a higher
officer, board, corporation, or person; whereas a
secretary may be either a subordinate or the head of an
office or department.
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5. An assistant in a shop or store. [U. S.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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clerk — 1 n 1: an official responsible (as to a court) for correspondence, records, and accounts and having specified powers or authority (as to issue writs) a city clerk clerk of court 2 a: a person employed to keep records or accounts or to perform… … Law dictionary
Clerk — 〈[ kla:k] od. [klœ:rk] m. 6〉 1. Gerichtsschreiber 2. Buchhalter, Handlungsgehilfe, kaufm. Angestellter 3. (niederer) Geistlicher der anglikan. Kirche [engl., „Sekretär, Buchhalter, Kontorist“] * * * Clerk [klark, engl.: klɑ:k ], der; s, s [engl.… … Universal-Lexikon
clerk — clerk·ess; clerk·ish; clerk·less; clerk; clerk·ship; clerk·ly; … English syllables
Clerk — ist der englische Begriff für einen Büroangestellten, Schriftführer oder Protokollführer bei Gericht Clerk ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Alexandre M. Clerk (1861–1932), kanadischer Komponist und Dirigent George Russell Clerk… … Deutsch Wikipedia
clerk — ► NOUN 1) a person employed in an office or bank to keep records or accounts and to undertake other routine administrative duties. 2) an official in charge of the records of a local council or court. 3) a senior official in Parliament. 4) a lay… … English terms dictionary
clerk|ly — «KLUR klee; British KLAHR klee», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. of or like a clerk; clerkish. 2. of the clergy. 3. Archaic. scholarly. –adv. in the manner of a clerk. –clerk´li|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
clerk — klərk n a third or fourth year medical student undergoing clinical training in a clerkship clerk vi … Medical dictionary
Clerk — [klark, engl. klɑ:k] der; s, s <aus engl. clerk »Angestellter«, dies über fr. clerc »Schreiber, Angestellter«, eigtl. »Kleriker«, aus kirchenlat. clericus, vgl. ↑Klerikeru. Klerus>: 1. kaufmännischer Angestellter (in England od. Amerika). 2 … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
clerk — [klʉrk; ] Brit [ klärk] n. [ME < OFr & OE clerc, both < LL(Ec) clericus, a priest < Gr(Ec) klērikos, a cleric < klēros, lot, inheritance (later, from use in LXX, Deut. 18:2, of the Levites, hence the Christian clergy), orig., a shard… … English World dictionary
Clerk [1] — Clerk (engl.), 1) so v. w. Clerc, bes. 2); 2) Küster an einer englischen Universität … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon