grand vicar
Roman Catholic Church (now historical )
noun
(Chiefly in France and French-speaking regions) a priest appointed by a bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction on his behalf.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Publications of the Catholic Record Society. After French grand vicaire.
- pay for itself
- pay freeze
- pay-gate
- pay grade
- pay gravel
- pay hike
- paying back
- paying guest
- paying in
- paying off
- paying-off pendant
- paying-off pennant
- paying out
- pay it forward
- pay its (or one's) way
- payline
- pay lip service to
- payload
- payloader
- paymaster
- Paymaster General
- Paymaster-Generalship
- paymastership
- payment
- payment protection