camerlengo
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camerlengo
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Borrowed from Italian camerlengo (“chamberlain”). Doublet of chamberlain.
noun camerlengos · camarlengo · camerlingo
- The cardinal who administers the Roman Catholic Church in the interregnum between Popes. Benedict will also stop using the so-called fisherman’s ring to seal documents. It will be destroyed by the cardinal camerlengo, the acting head of state of Vatican City during the “sede vacante,” the canon law term used when the papacy is vacant.
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noun chamberlain
| Español | camarlengo |
|---|---|
| Português | camerlengo |
| Français | camerlingue |
| Italiano | camerlengo |
| Română | camerling |
| Tiếng Việt | nhiếp chính, hồng y nhiếp chính, hồng y thị thần |
Talk about this word "camerlengo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/camerlengo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. camerlengo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/camerlengo "camerlengo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/camerlengo.Cite this
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title = {camerlengo},
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