al abrigo y cobijo?

Question

Hey guys,

does anybody know what this means; "Los mayordomos eran unos funcionarios del reino de los francos, al abrigo y cobijo de reyes holgazanes"

I am thinking; "The super intendents were officials of the kingdom of the Francs under the shelter of lazy Kings" I am really not sure about the "al abrigo y cobijo" part though...maybe it`s an idiom?

Thanks in advance, Mark.

Answer 1

¡Hola!, Mark:
 

I think "al abrigo y cobijo" would translate to our English term as "under the shelter and protection". I did a google search for "abrigo y cobijo" and found several hits. Wherever I saw it used, "shelter and protection" seemed to work as a translation.

 

By the way, I suggest the better translation of "reyes holgazanes" would be the english phrase "idle kings" a phrase similar to the often used "idle rich".

 

Saludos/Best regards,
Moe

Answer 2

Thanks very much Moe that`s really been useful to me! Mark.