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vicarate

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vic⋅ar⋅ate

[vik-er-it, -uh-reyt]
–noun
vicariate.

Origin:
1880–85; vicar + -ate 3

vi⋅car⋅i⋅ate

[vahy-kair-ee-it, -eyt, vi-]
–noun
1. the office or authority of a vicar.
2. the district presided over by a vicar.
Also, vicarate.


Origin:
1600–10; < ML vicāriātus, equiv. to L vicāri(us) vicar + -ātus -ate 3
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vic·ar·ate   (vĭk'ər-ĭt, -ə-rāt')   
n.  A vicariate.
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