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vicarial

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vi⋅car⋅i⋅al

  [vahy-kair-ee-uhl, vi-]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to a vicar.
2. acting as or holding the office of a vicar.
3. delegated or vicarious: vicarial powers.
Origin:
1610–20; < L vicāri(us) vicar + -al 1
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vi·car·i·al   (vī-kâr'ē-əl, -kār'-, vĭ-)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to a vicar.

  2. Acting as or having the position of a vicar.

  3. Serving in the place of someone or something else.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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