vicarate

Variant of vicariate

vicariate definition

vi·cari·ate (-it, -āt′)

noun

  1. the office or authority of a vicar
  2. the district administered by a vicar
Also vicarate vic′·ar·ate (vik′ər it)

Etymology: ML vicariatus < L vicarius

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