clerkeryn.
/ˈklɑːkəri/ 1. The occupation or profession of a clerk.
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writingc1405
scriveneryc1454
clerkship1550
calligraphy1590
pencraft1600
scribeship1606
clerking1679
pen-and-inkmanship1804
clerkhood1873
clerkage1883
clerkery1883
clerkdom-
1883 W. Besant All in Garden Fair i. iii In clerkery, as in the Church or the law, or any other calling, there are degrees, grades, depths, and heights.
1888 W. Besant Eulogy R. Jeffries 37 Had he been forced into clerkery or into trade.
2. A body or order of clerks.
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clerkery1885
1885 Academy 11 July 19/3 The worst of bureaucracies, a permanent clerkery.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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