What does clerk-ale mean?
Clerk-ale means (UK, obsolete) A feast for the benefit of the parish clerk..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(UK, obsolete) A feast for the benefit of the parish clerk..
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
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Clerk-ale means (UK, obsolete) A feast for the benefit of the parish clerk..
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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
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