English Explanatory Dictionary

vicariate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The office, authority, or district of a vicar.
  2. The office, authority, or district held by a person as deputy for a bishop, or similar ecclesiastical authority.
  3. The office, authority, or district managed by someone appointed as deputy to a secular political leader.
adj
  1. delegated; relating to a representative; vicarious.

Pronunciation

/vaɪˈkɛəɹi.ət/

Word forms

vicariate vicariates more vicariate most vicariate

Derived words

apostolic vicariate vicariate forane
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