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vicar

noun

  1. a person who acts in place of another; deputy
  2. Anglican Ch. a parish priest who is not a rector and receives a stipend instead of the tithes
  3. Episcopal Ch. a minister in charge of a chapel
  4. R.C.Ch.
    1. a church officer acting as a deputy of a bishop
    2. the pope, regarded as earthly representative of Christ

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