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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French clerk & [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] cleric, clerc, both from Late [[Latin]] clericus,  from Late [[Greek]] klērikos, from Greek klēros lot, inheritance (in allusion to Deuteronomy 18:2), stick of wood; akin to Greek klan to break  

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French clerk & [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] cleric, clerc, both from Late [[Latin]] clericus,  from Late [[Greek]] klērikos, from Greek klēros lot, inheritance (in allusion to Deuteronomy 18:2), stick of wood; akin to Greek klan to break  

*Date: before 12th century

*Date: before 12th century

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

'''Clerk''', the [[vocational]] title, commonly refers to a white-collar worker who conducts general office or, in some instances, sales tasks. The [[responsibilities]] of clerical workers commonly include [[record]] keeping, filing, staffing service counters and other [[administrative]] tasks.  In American English, this includes shop staff, but in British English, such people are known as shop assistants and are not considered to be clerks. Also, the pronunciation is different: /ˈklɑrk/ klark  in most dialects outside North America, but /ˈklɜrk/  "klerk" in North American dialects.

'''Clerk''', the [[vocational]] title, commonly refers to a white-collar worker who conducts general office or, in some instances, sales tasks. The [[responsibilities]] of clerical workers commonly include [[record]] keeping, filing, staffing service counters and other [[administrative]] tasks.  In American English, this includes shop staff, but in British English, such people are known as shop assistants and are not considered to be clerks. Also, the pronunciation is different: /ˈklɑrk/ klark  in most dialects outside North America, but /ˈklɜrk/  "klerk" in North American dialects.

*History and Etymology

*History and Etymology

The [[word]] clerk, derived from the [[Latin]] clericus meaning '[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleric cleric]', i.e. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clergyman clergyman] ([[Latin]] was the foremost [[language]] used at most early medieval [[courts]], writing mainly entrusted to clergy as most laymen couldn't [[read]]), can denote someone who [[works]] in an office and whose [[duties]] include [[record]]-keeping or [[correspondence]]. The [[word]] entered [[English]] from Scots Gaelic clèireach also derived from [[Latin]] clericus, which in turn derived from [[Greek]] κληρικός (klerikos) "of the clergy".

The [[word]] clerk, derived from the [[Latin]] clericus meaning '[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleric cleric]', i.e. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clergyman clergyman] ([[Latin]] was the foremost [[language]] used at most early medieval [[courts]], writing mainly entrusted to clergy as most laymen couldn't [[read]]), can denote someone who [[works]] in an office and whose [[duties]] include [[record]]-keeping or [[correspondence]]. The [[word]] entered [[English]] from Scots Gaelic clèireach also derived from [[Latin]] clericus, which in turn derived from [[Greek]] κληρικός (klerikos) "of the clergy".

In a medieval [[context]], the word meant "[[Scholar]]" and still related to the word "cleric". Even today, the term Clerk regular designates a type of regular clerics. The cognate terms in some languages, e.g. Klerk in Dutch, became restricted to a specific, fairly low rank in the [[administrative]] [[hierarchy]].

In a medieval [[context]], the word meant "[[Scholar]]" and still related to the word "cleric". Even today, the term Clerk regular designates a type of regular clerics. The cognate terms in some languages, e.g. Klerk in Dutch, became restricted to a specific, fairly low rank in the [[administrative]] [[hierarchy]].

[[Category: General Reference]]

[[Category: General Reference]]