clerk
nounEtymology
From Middle English clerc, from Old English clerc, from Late Latin clēricus (“priest, clergyman, cleric”, also generally “learned man, clerk”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “of the clergy”, adj. in church jargon), from κλῆρος (klêros, “lot, inheritance”, originally “shard used in casting lots”). Doublet of cleric. Compare typologically Russian дьяк (dʹjak) (akin to дья́кон (dʹjákon)).
Definitions
One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters,…
One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
- As office boy I made such a mark That they gave me the post of a junior clerk.
- Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.
A facilitator of a Quaker meeting for business affairs.
In the Church of England, the layman that assists in the church service, especially in…
In the Church of England, the layman that assists in the church service, especially in reading the responses (also called parish clerk and Bible clerk).
- God save the King! Will no man say, amen? / Am I both priest and clerk? Well then, amen.
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A cleric or clergyman (the legal title for clergy of the Church of England is "Clerk in…
A cleric or clergyman (the legal title for clergy of the Church of England is "Clerk in Holy Orders", still used in legal documents and cherished by some of their number).
A scholar.
- 13th century, Traditional carol, And all was for an appel, an appel that he toke/As clerkès finden written in their boke.
To act as a clerk, to perform the duties or functions of a clerk.
- The law school graduate clerked for the supreme court judge for the summer.
- […] for three years he had worked in the stinking labyrinth of the Mandalay bazaars, clerking for the rice merchants and sometimes stealing.
To assemble information about a patient during their initial assessment by actions such…
To assemble information about a patient during their initial assessment by actions such as a taking a detailed medical history and performing a physical examination.
- The best preparation for the long case is to clerk patients on the wards and in outpatients within a strict 60 minutes. This would include deciding on a policy of management.
- You should present a case you have clerked to a doctor (registrar or consultant) and discuss your choice of investigations and management.
- The best way to get involved is to clerk new patients on the ward prior to the rounds and then present your clerkings to the person leading the round.
A surname.
The neighborhood
- synonymregister
- synonymregistrar
- synonymscribe
- synonymsecretary
- neighborclergy
- neighborclergyman
- neighborcleric
- neighborclerical
Derived
academical clerk, articled clerk, articling clerk, barber's clerk, check clerk, clerkage, clerk-ale, clerkdom, clerkery, clerkess, clerkhood, clerkish, clerkism, clerkless, clerklike, clerkling, clerkly, clerk of the course, clerk of the pells, clerk of the pipe, clerk of the works, clerk of works, clerkship, clerky, courtesy clerk, death clerk, filing clerk, lawclerk, law clerk, lay clerk, mail clerk, overclerk, parish clerk, pox doctor's clerk, recording clerk, Saint Nicholas' clerk, sales clerk, sheriff clerk, subclerk, town clerk · +2 more
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at clerk. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at clerk. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at clerk
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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