单词 | six clerk |
释义 | Six Clerkn. Now historical. One of the six official clerks formerly connected with the Court of Chancery. The office was abolished in 1843; for a full account of its history see the Penny Cycl. (1842) XXII. 70–72. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > an officer of the court > [noun] > registrar or clerk > other clerks of Chancery riding clerka1561 Six Clerk1625 1625 H. Wotton in L. P. Smith Life & Lett. Sir H. Wotton (1907) II. 316 A Moiety of a Six Clerk's place in Chancery. 1659 England's Confusion 11 Mr. Smith a Six Clerk. a1734 R. North Lives of Norths (1826) II. 189 A good natured six-clerk took a fancy to the young man. 1813 Act 53 George III c. 129 Any Office or Offices of a Six Clerk or Six Clerks of the Court of Chancery in Ireland. 1842 Penny Cycl. XXII. 70/2 In 1630 the office of Six-Clerk was, if not a sinecure, at least an appointment of great value. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1625 |
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