parish clerk

an official designated to carry out various duties, either for a church parish or a parish council

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The parish-clerk, who thought that the smith had talked long enough, now led the conversation.

The German Lieutenant and Other Stories |August Strindberg
This day also the parish-clerk brought the general bill of mortality, which cost me half-a-crown more.

Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete |Samuel Pepys
The parish-clerk is a man like me (except that I've got a deal more learning than most of them—though I don't boast of it).

The Woman in White |Wilkie Collins
Fris fell down two flights from spiritual guide to parish-clerk and child-whipper.

Pelle the Conqueror, Complete |Martin Anderson Nexo

But John had become too familiar with sacred things in the parish-clerk's school.

The Son of a Servant |August Strindberg