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Clerk of the Closet

Clerk of the Closet noun: an ecclesiastic privately attending upon a monarch, a royal confessor.

Noun

Clerk of the Closet (plural Clerks of the Closet)

  1. (obsolete) an ecclesiastic privately attending upon a monarch, a royal confessor.

Forms of Clerk of the Closet

pluralClerks of the Closet

Questions about Clerk of the Closet

What does Clerk of the Closet mean?
Clerk of the Closet means an ecclesiastic privately attending upon a monarch, a royal confessor.
What part of speech is Clerk of the Closet?
Clerk of the Closet is a noun.
What is the plural of Clerk of the Closet?
The plural of Clerk of the Closet is Clerks of the Closet.

Words near Clerk of the Closet in the dictionary

  1. clerisies
  2. clerisy
  3. clerite
  4. Clerith
  5. clerk
  6. Clerk of the Closet
  7. clerk of the course
  8. clerk of the pells
  9. clerk of the pipe
  10. clerk of the works
  11. clerk of works

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