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Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “(adj. in church jargon) of the clergy”), from κλῆρος (klêros, “the clergy, what is alloted, a lot, inheritance, originally a shard used in casting lots”), from Proto-Indo-European *kald-, *klād- (“timber, log”), from *kola-, *klā- (“to beat, hew, break, destroy, kill”).
Pronunciation
Noun
crerigo m
- cleric, clergyman
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- Como ſanta maria ſſe uingou do crerigo que furtou a prata da cruz.
- How Holy Mary avenged Herself on the cleric who stole the silver from the cross.
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