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clerkery|ˈklɑːkərɪ|
[f. as prec. + -ery.]
1. The occupation or profession of a clerk.
1883Besant Gard. Fair i. iii, In clerkery, as in the Church or the law, or any other calling, there are degrees, grades, depths, and heights. 1888― Eulogy R. Jeffries 37 Had he been forced into clerkery or into trade.
2. A body or order of clerks.
1885Academy 11 July 19/3 The worst of bureaucracies, a permanent clerkery. |