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adj
delegated; relating to a representative; vicarious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, rare
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noun
The office, authority, or district of a vicar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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noun
The office, authority, or district held by a person as deputy for a bishop, or similar ecclesiastical authority.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The office, authority, or district managed by someone appointed as deputy to a secular political leader.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the religious institution under the authority of a vicar
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: vicarship
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Broader terms: institution, establishment
History
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Across languages
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