lay clerk


noun

Origin of lay clerk

1
First recorded in 1805–15

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How to use lay clerk in a sentence

  • It is Edwin Drood himself who says that Jasper was lay precentor or lay clerk at the cathedral.

    Charles Dickens and Music | James T. Lightwood
  • The stipend of a lay clerk was too small to attract any other than a local candidate, and no suitable man was to be found.

    The Boy's Voice | J. Spencer Curwen
  • Arthur burst into laughter when he discovered that it was Harper, the lay-clerk.

    The Channings | Mrs. Henry Wood
  • He was the lay precentor or lay clerk, and he was also a good choirmaster.

    Charles Dickens and Music | James T. Lightwood