vicariousness

adjective

1. 1. taking the place of another thing or person; substitute; deputy
   2. held or handled by one person as the deputy of another; delegated: vicarious powers
2. 1. endured, suffered, or performed by one person in place of another: vicarious punishment
   2. shared in or experienced by imagined participation in another's experience: a vicarious thrill
3. Physiol. designating or of a function abnormally performed by other than the usual organ or part: vicarious menstruation