小しょう吏り

noun

petty official; low-ranking government clerk

Refers to a minor official or clerk in a government office, often with a nuance of low rank and limited authority. Somewhat formal and may appear in historical or bureaucratic contexts.

• 彼かれは役やく所しょの小しょう吏りとして長なが年ねん働はたらいてきた。

  He has worked for many years as a petty official at the government office.