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vicar
noun
- a person who acts in place of another; deputy
- Anglican Ch. a parish priest who is not a rector and receives a stipend instead of the tithes
- Episcopal Ch. a minister in charge of a chapel
- R.C.Ch.
- a church officer acting as a deputy of a bishop
- the pope, regarded as earthly representative of Christin full Vicar of (Jesus) Christ
Related Forms:
- vicarship noun
See vicar in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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