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klerk.

clerk

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. clerk

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin clēricus (“a priest, clergyman, cleric, also generally a learned man, clerk”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “(adj. in church jargon) of the clergy”), from κλῆρος (klêros, “lot, inheritance,” originally “a shard used in casting lots”).

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