clerkling means A young or insignificant clerk. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
clerkling is pronounced /ˈklɑɹk.lɪŋ/.
Etymology
From clerk + -ling.
noun
- A young or insignificant clerk.“Every Spaniard that spoke to him, whether clerkling or underling, was presented as a leading merchant, a marquis, or a count, while on the other hand any one who passed him by was a greenhorn, a petty official, a nobody!”