'A clerical error' definitions:

Definition of 'A clerical error'

From: GCIDE
  • Clerical \Cler"ic*al\, a. [LL. clericalis. See Clerk.]
  • 1. Of or pertaining to the clergy; suitable for the clergy. "A clerical education." --Burke. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Of or relating to a clerk or copyist, or to writing. "Clerical work." --E. Everett. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. characteristic of the work performed by a clerk, secretary, or copyist, or suitable to be performed by a clerk. "Clerical staff." [PJC]
  • A clerical error, an error made in copying or writing. [1913 Webster]