"clerkess" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clerkesses [plural]
Etymology: clerk + -ess Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clerk|ess}} clerk + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} clerkess (plural clerkesses)
  1. (dated) A female clerk. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-clerkess-en-noun-5NyuORvh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess

Inflected forms

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