See Also: Clerk(law)
clerk(dictionary)
desk clerk(dictionary)
parish clerk(dictionary)
town clerk(dictionary)
CLERK, eccl(law)
CLERK, officer(law)
Clerk Of Court(law)
Clerk Of The Court(law)
clerk of works(dictionary)

Congregationalism (iou) and clerk (iou)


Congregationalism (iou)



Congregationalism noun. E18.
[from CONGREGATIONAL + -ISM.]
A system of ecclesiastical organization that leaves the legislative, disciplinary, and judicial functions to the individual churches and congregations; adherence to a Congregational church (in England and Wales such churches were largely merged in the United Reformed Church from 1972).

clerk (iou)



clerk noun & verb. [kl¨»:k] OE.
[formed as CLERIC, reinforced by Old & mod. French clerc from same source.]
A. noun.
A man ordained to the Christian ministry, formerly esp. in minor orders, now (arch. or Law) in holy orders. OE.
b. A lay officer of a cathedral, parish church, university college chapel, etc. M16.
A literate person, a scholar. Now arch. or Hist. OE.
An officer in charge of records etc.; the secretary or agent of a town council, corporation, court, etc.; spec. a senior official in Parliament. E16.
A person employed in a bank, office, shop, etc., to make entries, copy letters, keep accounts and files, etc. Also, a person being trained in law. E16.
An assistant in a shop or hotel. N. Amer. L18.
Phrases: articled clerk: see ARTICLE verb 4. Clerk of the Closet: see CLOSET noun 2. clerk of the course the judges' secretary etc. in horse-racing or motor racing. Clerk of the Irons: see IRON noun. Clerk of the Pells: see PELL noun1. Clerk of the Scales the official who weighs jockeys etc. clerk of the works, clerk of works an overseer of building works etc. criminous clerk: see CRIMINOUS 3. Deputy Clerk Register: see REGISTER noun1. lay clerk: see LAY adjective. Lord Clerk Register: see REGISTER noun1. Lord Justice Clerk: see LORD noun. parish clerk: see PARISH noun. reading clerk: see READING ppl adjective1. St Nicholas' clerk, St Nicholas's clerk: see SAINT noun & adjective. tally clerk: see TALLY noun. town clerk: see TOWN noun. treason of the clerks: see TREASON noun.
b. verb intrans. Act or work as a clerk. M16.
clerkage noun (rare) the work of a clerk; clerks collectively: M16.
clerkdom noun the status or function of a clerk; clerks as a class: M19.
clerkess noun (Scot.) a female clerk E20.
clerkhood noun the status or position of a clerk ME.
clerkish adjective resembling or characteristic of a clerk M19.
clerklike adverb & adjective (rare) (a) adverb in the manner of a clerk; (b) adjective resembling (that of) a clerk: E17-E18.