camarlenc

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Medieval Latin camerlingus, from Frankish *kamarling (chamberlain). The Roman Catholic sense is a semantic loan from Italian camerlengo.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

camarlenc m (plural camarlencs)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) camerlengo
  2. (historical) chamberlain

Further reading[edit]

Old Occitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Medieval Latin camerlingus, from Frankish *kamarling (chamberlain).

Noun[edit]

camarlenc m (oblique plural camarlencs, nominative singular camarlencs, nominative plural camarlenc)

  1. chamberlain (officer in charge of managing a household)

Descendants[edit]

  • ? Old Catalan: camarleng
  • Occitan: camarlenc