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[n] the religious institution under the authority of a vicar |
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VICARIATE is a 9 letter word that starts with V. |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Vi*ca"ri*ate\, a.
Having delegated power, as a vicar; vicarious. --Barrow.
\Vi*ca"ri*ate\, n. [LL. vicariatus, or F. vicariat.]
Delegated office or power; vicarship; the office or oversight
of a vicar.
The vicariate of that part of Germany which is governed
by the Saxon laws devolved on the elector of Saxony.
--Robertson.
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