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Galician
Etymology
Attested since the 13th century. From the dissimilation of crerigo, a semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “(adj. in church jargon) of the clergy”). See also the doublet clérigo.
Pronunciation
Noun
crego m (plural cregos)
- priest (religious clergyman)
1345, José-Luis Novo Cazón, editor, El priorato santiaguista de Vilar de Donas en la Edad Media (1194-1500), page 284:ante mi Johan Gonçales, crego de Lugo e bigario de moyto onrrado padre e sennor don Johan, por la graçia de Deus, obispo desse lugar- before me, Johan Gonçales, priest of Lugo and vicar of the very honoured father and lord Don Johan, by the Grace of God, bishop of that place
1555, Hernán Núñez, Refranes o proverbios en romance:A fazenda do crego, da a Deus, e leua a o demo- The possessions of the priest are given by God, and taken by the devil
1617, Martín Torrado, Santo da Barba Dourada:Eu non vin tal entremés: que a un crego lle fagan ter unha freira por muller.- Never I've seen such a thing: that a priest is obliged to take a nun for his wife
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References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “crego”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “crego”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “crerigo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “crego”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega