vicariate

[ vahy-kair-ee-it, -eyt, vi- ]

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noun

vicariate

/ vaɪ-; vɪˈkɛərɪɪt /

1600–10; < Medieval Latin vicāriātus, equivalent to Latin vicāri ( us ) vicar + -ātus -ate ³

Nothing but the Vicariate of the whole of the Dark Continent for this young man.

An educated nation recoils from the imperfect vicariate of what is called a representative government.

The further pretensions of the Popes to the vicariate of the Empire during interregna the Germans never admitted.

The vicariate is divided into twenty-two districts, each under the care of a priest, and the Christian population numbers 35,000.

Resident religious were established in Dinglao,143 which is an excellent vicariate.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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