vicar

Definitions


[ˈvɪkə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in the Church of England) an incumbent of a parish where tithes formerly passed to a chapter or religious house or layperson


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Origin:
Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Old French vicaire, from Latin vicarius ‘substitute’, from vic- ‘change, turn, place’ (compare with vice)




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