clerkship

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state or business of a clerk.
  2. A temporary job of assisting a judge in writing legal opinions, generally available to a beginning attorney for one to two years.
  3. Clinical training for physicians during the second half of medical school.

Word forms

clerkship clerkships

Etymology

From clerk + -ship.

Related words

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