Etymology

camerlengo

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Today it means: The cardinal who administers the Roman Catholic Church in the interregnum between Popes. Full definition →

Italian camerlengo
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromcamerlengo“chamberlain”
  2. English todaycamerlengo

Borrowed from Italian camerlengo (“chamberlain”). Doublet of chamberlain.

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