Etymology

clerkship

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Today it means: The state or business of a clerk. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English clerk
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  1. Englishclerk
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. English todayclerkship

From clerk + -ship.

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