parish clerkn.

Brit.

/ˌparɪʃ ˈklɑːk/, U.S.

/ˌpɛrɪʃ ˈklərk/

Forms: see parish n. and clerk n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: parish n., clerk n.

Etymology: < parish n. + clerk n.

Originally: an official appointed to assist the incumbent of an ecclesiastical parish in various duties connected with the church and its services (now historical). Now usually: an official assisting a parish council in the administration of the affairs of a civil parish, esp. in maintaining the public records.In England before the Reformation a parish clerk was usually a member of one of the five minor orders; thereafter often a layperson, the office frequently being combined with that of sexton. From the mid 19th cent. the work of parish clerk could sometimes be undertaken by a curate. One of the parish clerk's most prominent duties was formerly that of leading the responses (often without any following), but the role was later predominantly administrative.

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society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > clerk > [noun] > of parish

parish clerkc1390

town clerk?1527

church clerk1535

clerk1549

lay clerk1786

c1390 G. Chaucer Miller's Tale 3312 Now was ther of that chirche a parissh clerk, The which that was ycleped Absolon.

1439 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 114 (MED) I bequeth to the brederhede of seynt Nicholas, founded by paressh clerkes in London, iij s. iiij d.

a1500 (c1477) T. Norton Ordinal of Alchemy (BL Add.) (1975) 34 (MED) Moche peple..to alchymy theire corage doth addresse..But wondir is that wevers dele with suche werkis, Fremasons & tanners with pore parish clerkis.

?1545 Rep. Eton Coll. in Victoria County Hist.: Bucks. (1908) II. 15 To..the parish clerke, 66s. 8d.

1591 E. Spenser Prosopopoia in Complaints 557 And craftie Reynold was a Priest ordained, And th' Ape his Parish Clarke procur'd to bee.

1658 J. Playford Breif Introd. Skill Musick (new ed.) i. 49 Parish-Clerks which live in Countrey Towns and Villages; where their Skill is as small as their Wages.

1737 ‘Alexander the Coppersmith’ Remarks upon City of Corke 42 They, as so many Parish Clerks, said Amen to her Oath of Fact.

1774 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry (1775) II. xxxiv. 395 Plays acted by the society of the parish-clerks of London.

1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge i. 232 The little man..was the parish clerk and bell-ringer of Chigwell.

1885 C. I. Elton in Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 296/1 It is said that the only civil function of the parish-clerk now remaining is to undertake the custody of maps and documents..deposited under the provisions of the Railway Clauses Act, 1845.

1958 ‘Miss Read’ Storm in Village xiii. 135 I'm a plain man and don't pretend to have understood all the rigmarole the Parish Clerk has just read us.

2000 J. Bruce in J. Potter Cambr. Compan. Singing xi. 134 By an act of Parliament in 1640, in all churches in England the parish clerk was required to read each line of the psalm before it was sung, as an aid to the illiterate.

2003 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 8 July 7 In addition to this I am a parish clerk which regularly brings me into contact with Torridge District Council.

Derivatives

parish-ˈclerkly adj. rare characteristic of a parish clerk.

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society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > clerk > [adjective]

parish-clerkly1886

1886 G. R. Sims Ring o' Bells i. i. 8 In a..parish-clerkly way he swore to humble the lady's pride.

parish-ˈclerkship n. rare the office of a parish clerk.

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society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > clerk > [noun] > of parish > office of

parish-clerkship1513

1513 in Trans. Royal Hist. Soc. 6 361 The parroch clerkschip beand vacand be the deceiss of Thomas Wemys.

1762 New & Gen. Biogr. Dict. X. 12 He..stood candidate for the parish clerkship of Ugborow near Harford.

1998 Dict. Irish Biogr. (ed. 3) 238/1 About 1765 he..turned Protestant to secure the parish clerkship of Rossmire.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

b. Hence, since the Reformation, applied to laymen who perform such of these offices as are retained in cathedrals, churches, or chapels. In the Prayer-book of 1549 the clerks were the choir men; in later times, the clerk, or parish clerk, is the lay officer of a parish church, who has charge of the church and precincts, and assists the clergyman in various parts of his duties, e.g. by leading the people in responses, assisting at baptisms, marriages, etc. In other senses, usually with some distinctive epithet, as Bible clerk, a scholar who reads the Scripture lessons in some ancient college chapels; lay clerk, a singing man in some cathedrals and college chapels; singing clerk, etc.

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society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > chorister > [noun]

songereOE

childOE

clergionc1325

choristerc1360

chanterc1384

quirera1425

choirman1488

singing man1527

clerk1549

chorista1552

songman1599

singing boy1666

sing-man1691

white boy1691

white man1691

choirist1773

secular1786

chorister-boy1817

choirboy1843

society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > clerk > [noun] > of parish

parish clerkc1390

town clerk?1527

church clerk1535

clerk1549

lay clerk1786

1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Svpper of the Lorde f. cxxi^v The Priest shall saye, or els the Clerkes shal syng.

1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Svpper of the Lorde f. cxxvi Where there be Clerkes, thei shall syng one, or many of the sentences aboue written.

1564 in J. Strype Ann. Reformation I. xli. 463 To every parish belongeth I. A parson, or vicar, or both, or a curate under him. II. A clerk, to read, write, sing, and say.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. v. 21 To th' Church take the Priest, Clarke, and some sufficient honest witnesses.

1710 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1889) III. 82 To go to the Clark of Ferry-Hinksey for y^e Parish Register.

1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 409 The true Original of those we now call Parish Clerks..at first intended as Clerks-Assistant to him that had the Cure.

1727 Country-post in J. Swift et al. Misc. II. 290 The deceased Wife of the Singing Clerk of this Place.

a1800 W. Cowper Names of Little Note 14 There goes the parson, oh! illustrious spark, And there, scarce less illustrious, goes the clerk!

1850 C. Lyell 2nd Visit U.S. (ed. 2) II. 86 There was no clerk, the Bishop read the responses and gave out the psalms, seeming to us, at first to be performing the office of clerk.

1879 M. Oliphant Within Precincts II. xviii. 24 He..had been a chorister and had progressed into a lay-clerk.

1886 Oxf. Univ. Cal. 169 New College (Chapel): Organist, Schoolmaster, Lay-clerks, Choristers.

1886 Oxf. Univ. Cal. 189 Magdalen Coll.: Organist, Clerks, Choristers.

1886 Oxf. Univ. Cal. 219 Christ Ch.: Organist, Singing men, Choristers.

1890–1 Kelly's Oxford Directory 60/1 All Souls College... Provision is made by these statutes for a warden, fifty fellows, two chaplains, and four bible clerks.

单词	parish clerk
释义	parish clerkn. Brit. /ˌparɪʃ ˈklɑːk/, U.S. /ˌpɛrɪʃ ˈklərk/ Forms: see parish n. and clerk n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: parish n., clerk n. Etymology: < parish n. + clerk n. Originally: an official appointed to assist the incumbent of an ecclesiastical parish in various duties connected with the church and its services (now historical). Now usually: an official assisting a parish council in the administration of the affairs of a civil parish, esp. in maintaining the public records.In England before the Reformation a parish clerk was usually a member of one of the five minor orders; thereafter often a layperson, the office frequently being combined with that of sexton. From the mid 19th cent. the work of parish clerk could sometimes be undertaken by a curate. One of the parish clerk's most prominent duties was formerly that of leading the responses (often without any following), but the role was later predominantly administrative. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > clerk > [noun] > of parish parish clerkc1390 town clerk?1527 church clerk1535 clerk1549 lay clerk1786 c1390 G. Chaucer Miller's Tale 3312 Now was ther of that chirche a parissh clerk, The which that was ycleped Absolon. 1439 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 114 (MED) I bequeth to the brederhede of seynt Nicholas, founded by paressh clerkes in London, iij s. iiij d. a1500 (c1477) T. Norton Ordinal of Alchemy (BL Add.) (1975) 34 (MED) Moche peple..to alchymy theire corage doth addresse..But wondir is that wevers dele with suche werkis, Fremasons & tanners with pore parish clerkis. ?1545 Rep. Eton Coll. in Victoria County Hist.: Bucks. (1908) II. 15 To..the parish clerke, 66s. 8d. 1591 E. Spenser Prosopopoia in Complaints 557 And craftie Reynold was a Priest ordained, And th' Ape his Parish Clarke procur'd to bee. 1658 J. Playford Breif Introd. Skill Musick (new ed.) i. 49 Parish-Clerks which live in Countrey Towns and Villages; where their Skill is as small as their Wages. 1737 ‘Alexander the Coppersmith’ Remarks upon City of Corke 42 They, as so many Parish Clerks, said Amen to her Oath of Fact. 1774 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry (1775) II. xxxiv. 395 Plays acted by the society of the parish-clerks of London. 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge i. 232 The little man..was the parish clerk and bell-ringer of Chigwell. 1885 C. I. Elton in Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 296/1 It is said that the only civil function of the parish-clerk now remaining is to undertake the custody of maps and documents..deposited under the provisions of the Railway Clauses Act, 1845. 1958 ‘Miss Read’ Storm in Village xiii. 135 I'm a plain man and don't pretend to have understood all the rigmarole the Parish Clerk has just read us. 2000 J. Bruce in J. Potter Cambr. Compan. Singing xi. 134 By an act of Parliament in 1640, in all churches in England the parish clerk was required to read each line of the psalm before it was sung, as an aid to the illiterate. 2003 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 8 July 7 In addition to this I am a parish clerk which regularly brings me into contact with Torridge District Council. Derivatives parish-ˈclerkly adj. rare characteristic of a parish clerk. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > clerk > [adjective] parish-clerkly1886 1886 G. R. Sims Ring o' Bells i. i. 8 In a..parish-clerkly way he swore to humble the lady's pride. parish-ˈclerkship n. rare the office of a parish clerk. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > clerk > [noun] > of parish > office of parish-clerkship1513 1513 in Trans. Royal Hist. Soc. 6 361 The parroch clerkschip beand vacand be the deceiss of Thomas Wemys. 1762 New & Gen. Biogr. Dict. X. 12 He..stood candidate for the parish clerkship of Ugborow near Harford. 1998 Dict. Irish Biogr. (ed. 3) 238/1 About 1765 he..turned Protestant to secure the parish clerkship of Rossmire. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas parish clerk b. Hence, since the Reformation, applied to laymen who perform such of these offices as are retained in cathedrals, churches, or chapels. In the Prayer-book of 1549 the clerks were the choir men; in later times, the clerk, or parish clerk, is the lay officer of a parish church, who has charge of the church and precincts, and assists the clergyman in various parts of his duties, e.g. by leading the people in responses, assisting at baptisms, marriages, etc. In other senses, usually with some distinctive epithet, as Bible clerk, a scholar who reads the Scripture lessons in some ancient college chapels; lay clerk, a singing man in some cathedrals and college chapels; singing clerk, etc. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > chorister > [noun] songereOE childOE clergionc1325 choristerc1360 chanterc1384 quirera1425 choirman1488 singing man1527 clerk1549 chorista1552 songman1599 singing boy1666 sing-man1691 white boy1691 white man1691 choirist1773 secular1786 chorister-boy1817 choirboy1843 society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > clerk > [noun] > of parish parish clerkc1390 town clerk?1527 church clerk1535 clerk1549 lay clerk1786 1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Svpper of the Lorde f. cxxi^v The Priest shall saye, or els the Clerkes shal syng. 1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Svpper of the Lorde f. cxxvi Where there be Clerkes, thei shall syng one, or many of the sentences aboue written. 1564 in J. Strype Ann. Reformation I. xli. 463 To every parish belongeth I. A parson, or vicar, or both, or a curate under him. II. A clerk, to read, write, sing, and say. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. v. 21 To th' Church take the Priest, Clarke, and some sufficient honest witnesses. View more context for this quotation 1710 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1889) III. 82 To go to the Clark of Ferry-Hinksey for y^e Parish Register. 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 409 The true Original of those we now call Parish Clerks..at first intended as Clerks-Assistant to him that had the Cure. 1727 Country-post in J. Swift et al. Misc. II. 290 The deceased Wife of the Singing Clerk of this Place. a1800 W. Cowper Names of Little Note 14 There goes the parson, oh! illustrious spark, And there, scarce less illustrious, goes the clerk! 1850 C. Lyell 2nd Visit U.S. (ed. 2) II. 86 There was no clerk, the Bishop read the responses and gave out the psalms, seeming to us, at first to be performing the office of clerk. 1879 M. Oliphant Within Precincts II. xviii. 24 He..had been a chorister and had progressed into a lay-clerk. 1886 Oxf. Univ. Cal. 169 New College (Chapel): Organist, Schoolmaster, Lay-clerks, Choristers. 1886 Oxf. Univ. Cal. 189 Magdalen Coll.: Organist, Clerks, Choristers. 1886 Oxf. Univ. Cal. 219 Christ Ch.: Organist, Singing men, Choristers. 1890–1 Kelly's Oxford Directory 60/1 All Souls College... Provision is made by these statutes for a warden, fifty fellows, two chaplains, and four bible clerks. extracted from clerkn. < n.c1390 as lemmas
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parish clerkn.

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