Meanings
nounClerk of the Closet (plural Clerks of the Closet)
plural Clerks of the Closet
- obsoletean ecclesiastic privately attending upon a monarch, a royal confessor.
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Clerk of the Closet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clerk%20of%20the%20Closet
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