camerlingate

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|Roman Catholicism}} The [[dignity]] of the [[camerlengo]] {{gloss|cardinal who presides over the Apostolic Chamber in pontifical interregnum}}.
2. {{lb|en|Roman Catholicism}} 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.

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