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clerk of the pipe

clerk of the pipe noun: a person employed by the English Exchequer and its successors to work in the pipe office maintaining the pipe rolls on which government income and expenditure were recorded.

Noun

clerk of the pipe (plural clerks of the pipe)

  1. (historical) A person employed by the English Exchequer and its successors to work in the pipe office maintaining the pipe rolls on which government income and expenditure were recorded.

Forms of clerk of the pipe

pluralclerks of the pipe

Questions about clerk of the pipe

What does clerk of the pipe mean?
Clerk of the pipe means a person employed by the English Exchequer and its successors to work in the pipe office maintaining the pipe rolls on which government income and expenditure were recorded.
What part of speech is clerk of the pipe?
Clerk of the pipe is a noun.
What is the plural of clerk of the pipe?
The plural of clerk of the pipe is clerks of the pipe.

Words near clerk of the pipe in the dictionary

  1. Clerith
  2. clerk
  3. Clerk of the Closet
  4. clerk of the course
  5. clerk of the pells
  6. clerk of the pipe
  7. clerk of the works
  8. clerk of works
  9. clerk-ale
  10. clerk-ales
  11. clerkage

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