clerkship en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English clerk Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English clerkship From clerk + -ship.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state or business of a clerk.
Queen Mary of the Iron Road. By Fred C. Bishop. […] This is the life-story of a boy who was determined to become an engine driver, and who lost no time in realising his ambition. A bold plunge from a clerkship in a coal merchant's office carried Fred Bishop, at the age of 14, into the locomotive department of the London & North Western Railway.
1947 January and February, “Railway Literature”, in Railway Magazine, page 62:
- (countable, uncountable) A temporary job of assisting a judge in writing legal opinions, generally available to a beginning attorney for one to two years.
- (countable, uncountable) Clinical training for physicians during the second half of medical school.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clerkships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |