"Clerk of the Closet" meaning in All languages combined

See Clerk of the Closet on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Clerks of the Closet [plural]
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  1. (obsolete) an ecclesiastic privately attending upon a monarch, a royal confessor. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-Clerk_of_the_Closet-en-noun-r3ZEcQRA Categories (other): English alliterative compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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