town clerkn.

Brit.

/ˌtaʊn ˈklɑːk/, U.S.

/ˌtaʊn ˈklərk/

Forms:

α. See town n. and clerk n.

β. Scottish pre-1700 townes clark.

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

Etymology: In α. forms < town n. + clerk n. In β. forms < the genitive of town n. + clerk n. With sense 2 compare earlier parish clerk n.

1. A clerk (clerk n. 6a) employed by a town or local authority, whose responsibilities typically include record-keeping, overseeing elections, and other duties, varying according to period and locality.In England and Wales the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835 required every borough council (and later other local authorities) to employ a town clerk; over time the town clerk's role approached that of a chief administrative officer, and since the 1970s the title has often been replaced or supplemented by that of Chief Executive.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > other municipal officials > [noun] > town-clerk

town clerk1340

common clerk1415

common crier1535

1340 in S. R. Wigram Cartulary Monastery St. Frideswide (1895) I. 342 Thomas de Legh de Oxon', dictus Toun-clerke, Salutem in Domino.

1433 Petition in Rotuli Parl. (1767–77) IV. 476/1 Charged bi the Toun Clerk for the tyme beyng.

a1450 MS Bodl. 779 in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1889) 82 419 Þey him made toun-clerke..alle aȝen his wille.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts xix. 35 When the toune clarcke [Gk. γραμματεύς] had ceased the people he sayd: Ye men of Ephesus [etc.].

1578 J. Stockwood Serm. Barthelmew Day 60 This malaperte and pelting Town-cleark of Florence.

1634 in Watertown (Mass.) Rec. (1894) I. i. i. 1 There shalbe Chosen three persons..One of them to serve as Towne Clark, and shall keep the Records and Acts of the Towne.

1645 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Glasgow (1881) II. 88 The..provest, bailleis and counsell..ratifeis and approvis the..actis and caviatis maid anent the electioun of the townes clark yeirlie.

1685 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1883) I. 266 The town clerke shall..proceed from person to person till the whole Councell have passed their votes.

1727 Canton (Mass.) Rec. (1896) 22 The Names..haue ben out published as the Law directs, By me Joseph Tucker town Clerk.

1772 J. Adams tr. A. de Ulloa Voy. S. Amer. (ed. 3) I. 98 The officers and soldiers of the garrisons, the alcades in office and of the hermandad, and the town clerk.

1835 Act 5 & 6 William IV c. 76 §58 That the Council of every Borough..shall appoint a fit Person..to be the Town Clerk of such Borough, who shall hold his Office during Pleasure.

1879 D. J. Hill Bryant 55 [Bryant] being himself at the time, the town-clerk, he was placed in the embarrassing position of having to proclaim his own nuptials.

1897 Daily News 30 Mar. 5/3 The Lord Mayor of Dublin, accompanied by the High Sheriff and the Town Clerk.

1937 Manch. Guardian 5 June 15/3 I have heard it said, sometimes as a gibe and sometimes as a compliment, that town clerks manage their town councils.

1945 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 22 Dec. The Mayor expressed his thanks to the councillors, the staff, and particularly to the Town Clerk..for their assistance and co-operation during the year.

1993 N.Y. Times 2 Nov. b5/1 Miss Bednarik's long-shot bid to become Islip's town clerk.

2007 Times 30 Oct. (Public Agenda section) 13/1 Applications are invited for the post of Chief Executive and Town Clerk to Sevenoaks Town Council.

†2. = parish clerk n. Cf. town n. 3a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

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

parish clerkc1390

town clerk?1527

church clerk1535

clerk1549

lay clerk1786

?1527 J. Skelton Agaynste Comely Coystrowne Ye can cownter Custodi nos. As well it becomyth yow a parysh towne Clarke. To syng Suspitati dedit Egros.

1597 Minute-bk. Archdeaconry of Essex (MS) f. 237 He willfully deniethe the paiment of the vsuall clerk's wages to father God our towne clerk.

1597–8 Minute-bk. Archdeaconry of Colchester (MS) f. 186^v Great Chishill..Richard Watson..allegavit that he is towneclerk there.

Derivatives

ˌtown ˈclerkship n. the office or position of town clerk.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > other municipal officials > [noun] > town-clerk > position of

town clerkship1467

1467 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 399 (MED) That the office of Towneclerkshippe of the cite from hensforth be neuer yeven to eny persone dwellynge out of the cite.

a1525 ( Coventry Leet Bk. (1907) I. 192 They ordeyne that Symkyn Birches enjoy and haue off the office off Toun-clerkship terme off hys lyffe.

1817 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 83 496 The town-clerk-ship having become vacant.

1864 Dublin Univ. Mag. Feb. 164/1 I wish he'd give up that town-clerkship—it can't be worth much, and it's in his way.

1991 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald Amer. 17 Mar. (Cayuga ed.) d2/2 Marian..sort of inherited the Ira town clerkship.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	town clerk
释义	town clerkn. Brit. /ˌtaʊn ˈklɑːk/, U.S. /ˌtaʊn ˈklərk/ Forms: α. See town n. and clerk n. β. Scottish pre-1700 townes clark. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., clerk n. Etymology: In α. forms < town n. + clerk n. In β. forms < the genitive of town n. + clerk n. With sense 2 compare earlier parish clerk n. 1. A clerk (clerk n. 6a) employed by a town or local authority, whose responsibilities typically include record-keeping, overseeing elections, and other duties, varying according to period and locality.In England and Wales the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835 required every borough council (and later other local authorities) to employ a town clerk; over time the town clerk's role approached that of a chief administrative officer, and since the 1970s the title has often been replaced or supplemented by that of Chief Executive. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > other municipal officials > [noun] > town-clerk town clerk1340 common clerk1415 common crier1535 1340 in S. R. Wigram Cartulary Monastery St. Frideswide (1895) I. 342 Thomas de Legh de Oxon', dictus Toun-clerke, Salutem in Domino. 1433 Petition in Rotuli Parl. (1767–77) IV. 476/1 Charged bi the Toun Clerk for the tyme beyng. a1450 MS Bodl. 779 in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1889) 82 419 Þey him made toun-clerke..alle aȝen his wille. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts xix. 35 When the toune clarcke [Gk. γραμματεύς] had ceased the people he sayd: Ye men of Ephesus [etc.]. 1578 J. Stockwood Serm. Barthelmew Day 60 This malaperte and pelting Town-cleark of Florence. 1634 in Watertown (Mass.) Rec. (1894) I. i. i. 1 There shalbe Chosen three persons..One of them to serve as Towne Clark, and shall keep the Records and Acts of the Towne. 1645 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Glasgow (1881) II. 88 The..provest, bailleis and counsell..ratifeis and approvis the..actis and caviatis maid anent the electioun of the townes clark yeirlie. 1685 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1883) I. 266 The town clerke shall..proceed from person to person till the whole Councell have passed their votes. 1727 Canton (Mass.) Rec. (1896) 22 The Names..haue ben out published as the Law directs, By me Joseph Tucker town Clerk. 1772 J. Adams tr. A. de Ulloa Voy. S. Amer. (ed. 3) I. 98 The officers and soldiers of the garrisons, the alcades in office and of the hermandad, and the town clerk. 1835 Act 5 & 6 William IV c. 76 §58 That the Council of every Borough..shall appoint a fit Person..to be the Town Clerk of such Borough, who shall hold his Office during Pleasure. 1879 D. J. Hill Bryant 55 [Bryant] being himself at the time, the town-clerk, he was placed in the embarrassing position of having to proclaim his own nuptials. 1897 Daily News 30 Mar. 5/3 The Lord Mayor of Dublin, accompanied by the High Sheriff and the Town Clerk. 1937 Manch. Guardian 5 June 15/3 I have heard it said, sometimes as a gibe and sometimes as a compliment, that town clerks manage their town councils. 1945 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 22 Dec. The Mayor expressed his thanks to the councillors, the staff, and particularly to the Town Clerk..for their assistance and co-operation during the year. 1993 N.Y. Times 2 Nov. b5/1 Miss Bednarik's long-shot bid to become Islip's town clerk. 2007 Times 30 Oct. (Public Agenda section) 13/1 Applications are invited for the post of Chief Executive and Town Clerk to Sevenoaks Town Council. †2. = parish clerk n. Cf. town n. 3a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > clerk > [noun] > of parish parish clerkc1390 town clerk?1527 church clerk1535 clerk1549 lay clerk1786 ?1527 J. Skelton Agaynste Comely Coystrowne Ye can cownter Custodi nos. As well it becomyth yow a parysh towne Clarke. To syng Suspitati dedit Egros. 1597 Minute-bk. Archdeaconry of Essex (MS) f. 237 He willfully deniethe the paiment of the vsuall clerk's wages to father God our towne clerk. 1597–8 Minute-bk. Archdeaconry of Colchester (MS) f. 186^v Great Chishill..Richard Watson..allegavit that he is towneclerk there. Derivatives ˌtown ˈclerkship n. the office or position of town clerk. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > other municipal officials > [noun] > town-clerk > position of town clerkship1467 1467 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 399 (MED) That the office of Towneclerkshippe of the cite from hensforth be neuer yeven to eny persone dwellynge out of the cite. a1525 ( Coventry Leet Bk. (1907) I. 192 They ordeyne that Symkyn Birches enjoy and haue off the office off Toun-clerkship terme off hys lyffe. 1817 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 83 496 The town-clerk-ship having become vacant. 1864 Dublin Univ. Mag. Feb. 164/1 I wish he'd give up that town-clerkship—it can't be worth much, and it's in his way. 1991 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald Amer. 17 Mar. (Cayuga ed.) d2/2 Marian..sort of inherited the Ira town clerkship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1340
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