Old Portuguese

Noun

clerigo m

1. Alternative form of crerigo

Old Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός ‎(klērikós), from κλῆρος ‎(klêros, “clergy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkle.ɾi.ɣo]

Noun

clerigo m (plural clerigos)

1. cleric
   • c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 1r. b.

     El to clerigo almerich. a / Rçidiano de antiochẏa. réde gŕas / adios & atẏ.

     Your cleric Almerich, archdeacon of Antioch, gives thanks to God and to you.

Descendants

• Spanish: clérigo