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| vic·ar [ víkər ] (plural vic·ars) |
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1. U.S. Episcopal Church cleric: a cleric in the Episcopal Church who is in charge of a chapel
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2. Anglican priest: a priest in the Church of England who is in charge of a parish. Vicars, unlike rectors, were not formerly entitled to receive the tithes, which went to a religious house, chapter, or lay person, and were paid a stipend.
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3. member of Anglican clergy: a member of the Anglican clergy who acts in place of a rector or bishop at Communion
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4. Roman Catholic priest: a Roman Catholic priest who represents or deputizes for a bishop
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| [14th century. Via Anglo-Norman vicare< Latin vicarius "substitute" < vic- "change, place"; because the vicar acted as a substitute for the rector] |
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  vic·ar·ly adjective |
| vic·ar·ship noun |
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