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camerlengo

(kam′ər leŋ′gō)

noun

R.C.Ch. a cardinal in charge of the papal treasury and accounts

also camerlingo

Origin: It camarlingo, chamberlain < Gmc kamerlinc: see chamberlain

See camerlengo in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. cam·er·len·gos also cam·er·lin·gos

The cardinal who manages the pope's secular affairs.

Origin:

Origin: Italian camerlengo

Origin: ; akin to Old French chamberlenc; see chamberlain

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