vicarship

vic·ar

V0084800 (vĭk′ər)n.1. a. An Anglican parish priest in a parish where historically someone other than the priest was entitled to the tithes.b. A cleric in charge of a chapel in the Episcopal Church of the United States.2. An Anglican or Roman Catholic cleric who acts for or represents another, often higher-ranking member of the clergy.

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[Middle English, from Old French vicaire, from Latin vicārius, vicarious, a substitute, from vicis, genitive of *vix, change; see weik- in Indo-European roots.]

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vic′ar·ship′ n.

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vicarship - the religious institution under the authority of a vicarvicariateinstitution, establishment - an organization founded and united for a specific purpose