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Word: Camerlengo
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century; earliest use found in William Lithgow (1582–c1645), traveller. From Italian camerlengo (also †camarlengo, †camarlingo, (now rare) camerlingo) treasurer, chamberlain of the Pope, treasurer of the Sacred College of cardinals from either Old High German chamarlinc, chamarling, chamerling or Middle High German kammerlinc
In Italy and Italian-speaking contexts: a chamberlain or treasurer; specifically (a) the Pope's chamberlain and financial secretary; (b) the treasurer of the Sacred College of cardinals (now historical).
- camerlingo
- camerlengho
- camerlingho
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