waiting clerkglossary / WAITING CLERK waiting clerk. Hist. An officer who waits in attendance on the court of chancery. • The office of the waiting clerk was abolished in 1842 by the Court of Chancery Act. St. 5 & 6 Vict. ch. 103. 词条贡献者 法律翻译William,毕业于法国一流的高级翻译学院,擅长翻译有关农业和食品领域的法律文件。