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clerk
(redirected from Clerk of the Works)

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clerk
1. clerk to the justices (in England) a legally qualified person who sits in court with lay justices to advise them on points of law
2. an employee of a court, legislature, board, corporation, etc., who keeps records and accounts, etc.
3. Brit a senior official of the House of Commons
4. a cleric
5. US and Canadian short for salesclerk
6. Archaic a scholar


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Dealing not with the architects and architecture of country houses but with the economic and social context of builders and building, it enlarges on topics such as the key function of the clerk of the works, work forces, and the procurement and transport of materials.
 
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