archdeacon vs clerk

archdeacon

noun
  • A senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest. 

clerk

noun
  • A law clerk. 

  • A salesclerk; a person who serves customers in a store or market. 

  • One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker. 

  • An employee at a hotel who deals with guests. 

  • A facilitator of a Quaker meeting for business affairs. 

verb
  • To act as a clerk, to perform the duties or functions of a clerk 

  • The law school graduate clerked for the supreme court judge for the summer. 

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