vicariate adjective. [vɪ'kɛ:rɪǝt, vʌɪ-] Long rare or obsolete. E17.
[from Latin vicarius (see VICAR) or from VICARIATE noun: see -ATE².]
= VICARIOUS 2b.

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vicariate noun. [vɪ'kɛ:rɪǝt, vʌɪ-] E17.
[medieval Latin vicariatus, from Latin vicarius: see VICAR, -ATE¹.]
1. Christian Church. The office or authority of a vicar. E17.

2. The office or authority of a deputy or deputizing body. E17.

3. a. A district governed by a deputy governor. M18.
b. Christian Church. A church or parish ministered to by a vicar. M18.
c. Roman Catholic Church. The see of a vicar apostolic. E19.

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