vicˇar
(v
k
r)
KEY
NOUN:
Abbr.
Vic.
-
- The priest of a parish in the Church of England who receives a stipend or salary but does not receive the tithes of a parish.
- A cleric in charge of a chapel in the Episcopal Church of the United States.
- A cleric acting in the place of a rector or bishop in the Anglican Communion generally.
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Roman Catholic Church
A priest who acts for or represents another, often higher-ranking member of the clergy.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French
vicaire, from Latin
vic
rius,
vicarious, a substitute, from
vicis, genitive of *
vix,
change; see
weik-
2 in Indo-European roots
OTHER FORMS:
vicarˇship
(Noun)
