Morpheme
Clerk
Type
free base
Denotation
priest, clergyman, cleric, learned man, casting lot, drawn lot
Etymology
Middle English clerc; Old English clerc; Late Latin clēricus; Ancient Greek klērikós, from klêros
Evidence
clerk, clerkage, clerkdom, clerked, clerkery, clerkess, clerkhood, clerking, clerkish, clerkism, clerkless, clerklike, clerkling, clerkly, clerks, clerkship, clerky, lawclerk, overclerk, salesclerk, subclerk, underclerk
Notes
clerk and cleric are doublets
