crerigo
Old Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “(adj. in church jargon) of the clergy”), from κλῆρος (klêros, “the clergy, what is alloted, a lot, inheritance, originally a shard used in casting lots”), from Proto-Indo-European *kald-, *klād- (“timber, log”), from *kola-, *klā- (“to beat, hew, break, destroy, kill”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɾɛ.ɾi.ɡo/
Noun
crerigo m
- cleric, clergyman
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 318 (facsimile):
- Como ſanta maria ſſe uingou do crerigo que furtou a prata da cruz.
- How Holy Mary avenged Herself on the cleric who stole the silver from the cross.
- Como ſanta maria ſſe uingou do crerigo que furtou a prata da cruz.
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 318 (facsimile):
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