Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The chamberlain of the pope, having charge of the secular interests of the papacy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The papal chamberlain; the cardinal who presides over the pope's household. He has at times possessed great power.
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The second great officer of the corporation was the camerlingo, or treasurer; at one time his office was even more important than that of the consul, but little by little a large part of his powers went to computors, exactors, taxators, depositors.
The Guilds 2007
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The second great officer of the corporation was the camerlingo, or treasurer; at one time his office was even more important than that of the consul, but little by little a large part of his powers went to computors, exactors, taxators, depositors.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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