† pen-clerkn.

Forms: see pen n.³ and clerk n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pen n.³, clerk n.

Etymology: < pen n.³ + clerk n.

Obsolete.

A clerk whose occupation is to use a pen (as distinguished from a clergyman or scholar), a secretary; (more generally) a writer. Also figurative.

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writereOE

bookerOE

markerOE

scrivein?1208

scrivener1218

scrieverc1425

pen-clerk?c1430

scribe1435

scrivan1511

penman1552

scrivano1581

feather-driver1593

scriptora1600

Khoja1625

quill man1648

conicopoly1680

quill-driver1700

escrivain1744

sirkar1828

penworker1876

?c1430 (c1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 246 Lordis..wolen not presente a clerk able of kunnynge & of good lif & holy ensaumple to þe peple, but a kechen clerk or a penne clerk.

1560 Bp. J. Pilkington Aggeus the Prophete (1562) 181 If he be but a pen-clarke.

?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 78 Az bad a penclark az I am.

1602 R. Tyrie 5 Godlie Serm. 175 The holy prophets and Apostles, the penclearkes and secretaries of the spirit of God.

1653 Duchess of Newcastle Poems & Fancies 133 The Seasons foure their Circuites by turnes take... The Months their Pen-clerks, write downe every thing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	pen-clerk
释义	† pen-clerkn. Forms: see pen n.³ and clerk n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pen n.³, clerk n. Etymology: < pen n.³ + clerk n. Obsolete. A clerk whose occupation is to use a pen (as distinguished from a clergyman or scholar), a secretary; (more generally) a writer. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writer > [noun] > professional writer writereOE bookerOE markerOE scrivein?1208 scrivener1218 scrieverc1425 pen-clerk?c1430 scribe1435 scrivan1511 penman1552 scrivano1581 feather-driver1593 scriptora1600 Khoja1625 quill man1648 conicopoly1680 quill-driver1700 escrivain1744 sirkar1828 penworker1876 ?c1430 (c1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 246 Lordis..wolen not presente a clerk able of kunnynge & of good lif & holy ensaumple to þe peple, but a kechen clerk or a penne clerk. 1560 Bp. J. Pilkington Aggeus the Prophete (1562) 181 If he be but a pen-clarke. ?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 78 Az bad a penclark az I am. 1602 R. Tyrie 5 Godlie Serm. 175 The holy prophets and Apostles, the penclearkes and secretaries of the spirit of God. 1653 Duchess of Newcastle Poems & Fancies 133 The Seasons foure their Circuites by turnes take... The Months their Pen-clerks, write downe every thing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?c1430
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