DEFINITIONS

county clerk

noun

an elective county official in most U.S. states who generally keeps records of property titles, distributes ballots, issues licenses, etc.

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Words nearby county clerk

countship, county, county agent, county board, county borough, county clerk, county commissioner, county court, county fair, county farm, county home

Origin of county clerk

First recorded in 1685–95
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Examples from the Web for county clerk

  • You can procure a certified copy from the record in the county-clerk's office or from the records of the State Board of Health.

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