VICARIATES

Noun

vicariates

plural of vicariate

Anagrams

• aviatrices

Source: Wiktionary


VICARIATE

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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