camarlenc
Catalan
Etymology
Ultimately from Medieval Latin camerlingus, from Frankish *kamarling (“chamberlain”). The Roman Catholic sense is a semantic loan from Italian camerlengo.
Pronunciation
Further reading
- “camarlenc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Old Occitan
Etymology
Medieval Latin camerlingus, from Frankish *kamarling (“chamberlain”).
Noun
camarlenc m (oblique plural camarlencs, nominative singular camarlencs, nominative plural camarlenc)
- chamberlain (officer in charge of managing a household)
Descendants
- →? Old Catalan: camarleng
- Catalan: camarlenc
- → Spanish: camarlengo
- Occitan: camarlenc
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