clerklessadj.
/ˈklɑːklɪs/ 1. Without a clerk.
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society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > [adjective] > having > not
clerkless1478
unministereda1640
1478–80 Churchwardens' Accts. St. Andrew's, Hubbard in Brit. Mag. 32 38 Payde to Saunder while we were Clerkles, to bere a torch with the Hosell, j d.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > want of learning, illiteracy > [adjective]
unletteredc1390
unliterate1548
illiterate1556
abecedary1589
letterless1605
illiterated1610
illitered1612
clerkless1653
analphabet1654
analphabetical1676
unalphabeted1799
non-reading1848
analphabetic1876
unalphabetic1883
1653 E. Waterhouse Humble Apol. Learning 40 Military Janizaries and Bashaws, rule all in their Clerklesse and cruel way.
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