vicariate

[ vahy-kair-ee-it, -eyt, vi- ]

/ vaɪˈkɛər i ɪt, -ˌeɪt, vɪ- /

noun

the office or authority of a vicar.

the district presided over by a vicar.

Also vicarate.

Origin of vicariate

1600–10; <Medieval Latin vicāriātus, equivalent to Latin vicāri(us) vicar + -ātus-ate³

Words nearby vicariate

vicar forane, vicar-general, vicarial, vicariance, vicariant, vicariate, vicariate apostolic, vicarious, vicarious hypertrophy, vicariously, vicarious menstruation

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Example sentences from the Web for vicariate

Shanghai and Zikawei form the center of the Vicariate of Kiang-nan.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921|Thomas J. Campbell
The vicariate is divided into fourteen districts, half of which are in Formosa.
The Friars in the Philippines|Ambrose Coleman
The very extent and limits of the vicariate were, as yet, unknown; and MM.
The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852|Various
A visita called Minalampara was taken away from it, which is a vicariate.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXIII, 1629-30|Various

Nothing but the Vicariate of the whole of the Dark Continent for this young man.
My New Curate|P.A. Sheehan

British Dictionary definitions for vicariate

vicariate

/ (vɪˈkɛərɪɪt, vaɪ-) /

noun

Also called: vicarship (ˈvɪkəʃɪp) the office, rank, or authority of a vicar

the district that a vicar holds as his pastoral charge

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单词	vicariate
释义	vicariate [ vahy-kair-ee-it, -eyt, vi- ] / vaɪˈkɛər i ɪt, -ˌeɪt, vɪ- / noun the office or authority of a vicar. the district presided over by a vicar. Also vicarate. Origin of vicariate 1600–10; <Medieval Latin vicāriātus, equivalent to Latin vicāri(us) vicar + -ātus-ate³ Words nearby vicariate vicar forane, vicar-general, vicarial, vicariance, vicariant, vicariate, vicariate apostolic, vicarious, vicarious hypertrophy, vicariously, vicarious menstruation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vicariate Shanghai and Zikawei form the center of the Vicariate of Kiang-nan. The Jesuits, 1534-1921\|Thomas J. Campbell The vicariate is divided into fourteen districts, half of which are in Formosa. The Friars in the Philippines\|Ambrose Coleman The very extent and limits of the vicariate were, as yet, unknown; and MM. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852\|Various A visita called Minalampara was taken away from it, which is a vicariate. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXIII, 1629-30\|Various Nothing but the Vicariate of the whole of the Dark Continent for this young man. My New Curate\|P.A. Sheehan British Dictionary definitions for vicariate vicariate / (vɪˈkɛərɪɪt, vaɪ-) / noun Also called: vicarship (ˈvɪkəʃɪp) the office, rank, or authority of a vicar the district that a vicar holds as his pastoral charge Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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