Clerk-ale
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Clerk-ale is a noun meaning (UK, obsolete) A feast for the benefit of the parish clerk.
Meaning
(UK, obsolete) A feast for the benefit of the parish clerk.
Example Sentences
That ALE is festival, appears from its sense in composition; as, amongst others, in the words Lecet-ale, Lamb-ale, Whitson-ale, Clerk-ale, and Church-ale
Word Forms
- clerk-ales
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include clerk, clerkage, clerkery, clerkhood, clerkdom, clerical.
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