clerk of the pipe

Noun

Meaning

clerk of the pipe (plural clerks of the pipe)

(historical) A person employed by the English Exchequer and its successors to work in the pipe office maintaining the pipe rolls on which government income and expenditure were recorded.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Close letter words and terms

clerk clerk in holy orders Clerk of the Closet Clerk of the Privy Seal clerk of the works clerk of works