Word: clerk
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: clerk
Definition: In the Church of England, the layman that assists in the church service, especially in reading the responses (also called parish clerk).
Morphemes:
Affix: clerk
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In the Church of England, the layman that assists in the church service, especially in reading the responses (also called parish clerk).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κλῆρος
Language: grc
Decoded: kleros
Meaning: the clergy, what is alloted, a lot
Affix: -ῐκός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ikos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to noun stems to form adjectives: of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic