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camerlengo

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cam·er·len·go  (kmr-lngg) also cam·er·lin·go (-lngg)
n. pl. cam·er·len·gos also cam·er·lin·gos
The cardinal who manages the pope's secular affairs.

[Italian camerlengo; akin to Old French chamberlenc; see chamberlain.]

camerlengo [ˌkæməˈlɛŋgəʊ], camerlingo [ˌkæməˈlɪŋgəʊ]
n pl -gos
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a cardinal who acts as the pope's financial secretary and the papal treasurer
[from Italian camerlingo, of Germanic origin; compare chamberlain]


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