camerlengo

noun

cam·​er·​len·​go ˌka-mər-ˈleŋ-(ˌ)gō How to pronounce camerlengo (audio)
plural camerlengos
: a cardinal who heads the Apostolic Camera

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The camerlengo also administers the goods and temporal rights of the Holy See until a new pope is chosen. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2025 The camerlengo is then expected to take possession of the pontiff’s bespoke Ring of the Fisherman and crush it with a silver hammer. Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Feb. 2025 The camerlengo has no role or duties if the pope is merely sick or otherwise incapacitated. Nicole Winfield, Star Tribune, 6 July 2021 Silvio Orlando returns as Cardinal Angelo Voiello, the Holy See’s camerlengo and secretary of state. Mark Dawidziak, cleveland, 10 Jan. 2020 Francis later appointed Tauran as camerlengo, the symbolically important official who runs the Vatican during the period between the death or resignation of one pope and the election of another. Nicole Winfield, Fox News, 6 July 2018

Word History

Etymology

Italian camarlingo

First Known Use

1614, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of camerlengo was in 1614

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“Camerlengo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camerlengo. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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