overclerk

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ clerk.

Noun

overclerk (plural overclerks)

1. A clerk who also supervises one or more underclerks.
   • 2009, Jedediah Berry, The Manual of Detection, →ISBN, page 22:

     There were clerks innumerable, with underclerks beneath them and overclerks above.

   • 2010, L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Ordermaster, →ISBN, page 355:

     As Kharl followed the overclerk with his eyes, he noticed the robed figure of a lord justicer in the hallway outside.