camerlengo
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of camerlengo
1615–25; < Italian camerlingo < Germanic; akin to Old High German chamarlinc chamberlain
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During this time, Cardinal Kevin Farrell is acting as the cardinal camerlengo, a person appointed by the pope and tasked with certain duties during the transition to a successor, NPR reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
A little over two hours later, the cardinal chamberlain, or camerlengo, stood in the Casa Santa Marta and made the news public.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2025
During that period, known as the “sede vacante,” or “empty See,” the camerlengo, or chamberlain, runs the administration and finances of the Holy See.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2021
What matters today is that the camerlengo bails out just before the chopper explodes and, wearing a parachute, floats celestially to the basilica roof, where he kneels in prayer and is proclaimed a hero-savior.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2020
I am still the cardinal camerlengo, and will be as long as Urban is alive.
From The Saracen: The Holy War by Shea, Robert
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