5. An assistant in a shop or store. [U. S.]

Clerk"-ale` (? in Eng. &?;), n. A feast for the benefit of the parish clerk. [Eng.] T. Warton.

Clerk"less, a. Unlearned. [Obs.] E. Waterhouse.

Clerk"like` (?), a. Scholarlike. [Obs.] Shak.