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CLERK OF PELLS

\klˈɑːk ɒv pˈɛlz], \klˈɑːk ɒv pˈɛlz], \k_l_ˈɑː_k ɒ_v p_ˈɛ_l_z]\

Definitions of CLERK OF PELLS

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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An officer of the Exchequer, who made certain entries on parchment rolls [O.Fr.] ; the office a sinecure place for life, worth 3000 a year, tenable with a seat in the House of Commons ; abolished 1834.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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