crerigo

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• clerigo

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

1. cleric, clergyman
   • 13th century CE, 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.

Descendants

• Galician: crego, clérigo
• Portuguese: clérigo