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   vicar

   /ˈvɪkə/

   noun

   • 1. (in the Church of England) an incumbent of a parish where tithes formerly passed to a chapter or religious house or layperson.
   • ▪ (in other Anglican Churches) a member of the clergy deputizing for another.
   • ▪ (in the Roman Catholic Church) a representative or deputy of a bishop.
   • ▪ (in the US Episcopal Church) a member of the clergy in charge of a chapel.
   • ▪ a cleric or choir member appointed to sing certain parts of a cathedral service.

   Word Origin Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Old French vicaire, from Latin vicarius ‘substitute’, from vic- ‘change, turn, place’ (compare with vice2).

   Derivatives

   • 1. vicarship noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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