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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: vicarius 'deputy', from vicarius (adjective); VICARIOUS

vicar

 noun
     
Related topics: Christianity
vic‧ar [countable]
RRC a priest in the Church of England who is in charge of a church in a particular area
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