"overclerk" meaning in All languages combined

See overclerk on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: overclerks [plural]
Etymology: From over- + clerk. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|clerk}} over- + clerk Head templates: {{en-noun}} overclerk (plural overclerks)
  1. A clerk who also supervises one or more underclerks.

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2010, L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Ordermaster, →ISBN, page 355:",
          "text": "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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