clerkship

noun

1. a layman who has certain minor duties in a church
2. an office worker who keeps records, types letters, does filing, etc.
3. an official in charge of the records, accounts, etc. of a school board, court, town, etc.
4. ☆ a hotel employee who keeps the register, assigns guests to rooms, etc.
5. ☆ a person who sells in a store; salesclerk
6. a person who handles mail, etc., as in a post office
7. Archaic a clergyman
8. Archaic a literate person; scholar

intransitive verb