An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
VICARIATE
vicariate, vicarship
(noun) the religious institution under the authority of a vicar
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
vicariate (plural vicariates)
The office or authority of a vicar.
Adjective
vicariate (comparative more vicariate, superlative most vicariate)
Having delegated power, as a vicar; vicarious.
Source: Wiktionary
Vi*ca"ri*ate, a.
Definition: Having delegated power, as a vicar; vicarious. Barrow.
Vi*ca"ri*ate, n. Etym: [LL. vicariatus, or F. vicariat.]
Definition: Delegated office or power; vicarship; the office or oversight of a vicar. The vicariate of that part of Germany which is governed by the Saxon laws devolved on the elector of Saxony. Robertson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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