Vicariate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vicariate \Vi*ca"ri*ate\, a.
     Having delegated power, as a vicar; vicarious. --Barrow.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Vicariate \Vi*ca"ri*ate\, n. [LL. vicariatus, or F. vicariat.]
     Delegated office or power; vicarship; the office or oversight
     of a vicar.
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           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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vicariate
       n : the religious institution under the authority of a vicar
           [syn: {vicarship}]