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   clerkly

   /ˈklɑːkli/

   adjective

   • 1. relating or appropriate to a clerk: "a list drawn up in a clerkly hand"
   • 2. scholarly; learned: "a clerkly man given to deep blushes"

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   Where did the word clerkly come from?

   • First recorded in 1400–50, clerkly is from the late Middle English word clerkli. See clerk, -ly The Provost-Sergeant had been watching them, at the instigation of a sharp-eyed, clerkly-looking man in semi-uniform. Three mornings in succession a business-like envelope addressed in the same clerkly hand!

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   Why is it called a clerk?

   • The title “Clerk” was developed from the Latin clericus. During the Middle Ages, when scholarship and writing were limited to the clergy, Clerk came to mean a scholar, especially one who could read, write, and thus serve as a notary, secretary, accountant and recorder.

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   What does a clerk do?

   • Any incorporated or unincorporated organization, society, institution or other entity, public or voluntary, which may receive or provide for the care of children, supervised by the Department of Public Welfare and providing adoption services in accordance with standards established by the department. "Clerk."

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   CLERKLY definition: 1. like or typical of a clerk (= someone who works in an office): 2. like or typical of a clerk…. Learn more.

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   3 meanings: 1. of or like a clerk 2. obsolete learned 3. obsolete in the manner of a clerk.... Click for more definitions.

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   The meaning of CLERKLY is of, relating to, or characteristic of a clerk. How to use clerkly in a sentence.

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   Clerkly definition: of, relating to, or characteristic of a clerk.. See examples of CLERKLY used in a sentence.

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   There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective clerkly. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Define clerkly. clerkly synonyms, clerkly pronunciation, clerkly translation, English dictionary definition of clerkly. adj. clerk·li·er , clerk·li·est 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a clerk.

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   Synonyms for CLERKLY: ministerial, pastoral, clerical, priestly, sacerdotal, ecclesiastical, missionary, ecclesiastic; Antonyms of CLERKLY: lay, temporal, secular, nonclerical