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camerlingate

camerlingate noun: the dignity of the camerlengo (cardinal who presides over the Apostolic Chamber in pontifical interregnum).

Noun

camerlingate (plural camerlingates)

  1. The dignity of the camerlengo (cardinal who presides over the Apostolic Chamber in pontifical interregnum).
  2. period, between the death of a pontiff and the election of his successor, in which a camerlengo is in charge of governing the Church in the administrative field.

Forms of camerlingate

pluralcamerlingates

Questions about camerlingate

What does camerlingate mean?
Camerlingate means the dignity of the camerlengo (cardinal who presides over the Apostolic Chamber in pontifical interregnum).
What part of speech is camerlingate?
Camerlingate is a noun.
What is the plural of camerlingate?
The plural of camerlingate is camerlingates.

Words near camerlingate in the dictionary

  1. Camerina
  2. camerist
  3. camerists
  4. camerlengo
  5. camerlengos
  6. camerlingate
  7. camerlingates
  8. Camero
  9. camerolaite
  10. Cameron
  11. Cameron Bridge

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