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overclerk

noun

Etymology

From over- + clerk.

  1. derived from κληρικός — “of the clergy”
  2. derived from clēricus
  3. inherited from clerc
  4. inherited from clerc
  5. prefixed as overclerk — “over + clerk”

Definitions

  1. A clerk who also supervises one or more underclerks.

    • There were clerks innumerable, with underclerks beneath them and overclerks above.
    • As Kharl followed the overclerk with his eyes, he noticed the robed figure of a lord justicer in the hallway outside.

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