vicar

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Latin vicārius "vicarious, substitute"

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vicar (plural vicars)

  1. In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.
  2. In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.

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