"underclerk" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underclerk.wav Forms: underclerks [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English underclerk, underclerc, undyr-clerk, equivalent to under- + clerk. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|underclerk}} Middle English underclerk, {{prefix|en|under|clerk}} under- + clerk Head templates: {{en-noun}} underclerk (plural underclerks)
  1. A subordinate clerk.

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