camerlingue

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Italian camerlingo (modern camerlengo), itself from Frankish *kamarling; see camerlengo. Doublet of chambellan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.mɛʁ.lɛ̃ɡ/

Noun

camerlingue m (plural camerlingues)

1. camerlengo

Derived terms

• camerlingat

Related terms

• chambellan

Further reading

• “camerlingue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.