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clerkess

clerkess noun: a female clerk.

Noun

clerkess (plural clerkesses)

  1. (dated) A female clerk.

clerkess meaning in Tamil

clerkess in Tamil

பெண்எழுத்தர், பெண் எழுத்தர்

Forms of clerkess

pluralclerkesses

Origin of clerkess

From clerk + -ess.

Questions about clerkess

What does clerkess mean?
Clerkess means a female clerk.
What is clerkess in Tamil?
Clerkess in Tamil is பெண்எழுத்தர், பெண் எழுத்தர். See Clerkess meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is clerkess?
Clerkess is a noun.
What is the plural of clerkess?
The plural of clerkess is clerkesses.

Words near clerkess in the dictionary

  1. clerke
  2. clerked
  3. Clerkenwell
  4. clerkery
  5. clerkes
  6. clerkess
  7. clerkesses
  8. clerkhood
  9. Clerkin
  10. clerking
  11. Clerkins

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Adapted from Wiktionary: clerkess (page history and authors); clerkess (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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