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(-it, -āt′)

noun

the office or authority of a vicar
the district administered by a vicar

Origin: ML vicariatus < L vicarius

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noun

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

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Origin: Medieval Latin vicāriātus

Origin: , from Latin vicārius, a substitute; see Vicar

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