camarlenc

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Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

camarlenc m (plural camarlencs)

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

Further reading

Old Occitan

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

Descendants

  • ? Old Catalan: camarleng
  • Occitan: camarlenc