Definition of vicariate

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vi·car·i·ate    (v-kâr-t, -t, -kr-, v-) KEY  

NOUN:

1. The office or authority of a vicar.
2. The district under a vicar's jurisdiction.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Medieval Latin vicritus, from Latin vicrius, a substitute ; see vicar

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