Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

camerlengo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: camer-len-go
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cardinal who administers the Roman Catholic Church in the interregnum between Popes.

Example Sentences

"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."
"For the conclave, the camerlengo is now responsible for ensuring an “orderly election and its privacy”, according to Universi Dominici Gregis—the apostolic constitution governing papal succession."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

camerlengos (plural) camarlengo (alternative) camerlingo (alternative)

Derived Forms

camerlingate

Questions

What does camerlengo mean?: The cardinal who administers the Roman Catholic Church in the interregnum between Popes.
Where does camerlengo come from?: Borrowed from Italian camerlengo (“chamberlain”). Doublet of chamberlain.

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