vicar forane


vicar fo·rane

V0085200 (fô-rān′, fō-)n. pl. vicars forane Roman Catholic Church A priest who by a bishop's appointment exercises limited jurisdiction over the clergy in a district of a diocese.
[vicar + Late Latin forāneus, living away, foreign; see foreign.]

vicar forane

(fɒˈreɪn) n, pl vicars forane (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a priest or bishop appointed by the ordinary of the diocese to exercise a limited jurisdiction in a locality at some distance from the ordinary's official see[forane, from Late Latin forāneus in a foreign land, from Latin forās outside]

dean

(din)

n. 1. a. the head of faculty in a university or college. b. the head of a theological school. c. an official in a university or college in charge of discipline, counseling, or admissions. 2. a. the head of a cathedral or a collegiate church. b. a priest in the Roman Catholic or Anglican Church appointed by a bishop to take care of the affairs of a division of a diocese. 3. the senior member, in length of service, of any profession, field, etc.: the dean of American composers. [1300–50; Middle English deen < Old French deien < Late Latin decānus chief of ten = Latin dec(em) ten + -ānus -an1] dean′ship, n.

Dean

(din)

n. James (Byron), 1931–55, U.S. actor.