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 双语律师Max,国际知名法学院法律专业,擅长翻译各类与航空航天、国防及政府服务相关的法律文件。