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clerkage|ˈklɑːkɪdʒ|
[f. clerk n. + -age.]
1. Clerks collectively, a body of clerks. (nonce-use; cf. peerage, etc.)
1829J. Wilson in Blackw. Mag. XXVI. 397 The mere clerkage..hundreds, perhaps thousands of them.
2. Clerks' work.
1883Birmghm. Wkly. Post 11 Aug. 4/5 Each company was put to the expense..of several thousand pounds in clerkage. 1885Pall Mall G. 6 Jan. 4/1 The extras consisted of checking, clerkage, watching, and labelling. |