n.
- (in the Church of England) an incumbent of a parish where tithes formerly passed to a chapter or religious house or layman.
▸(in other Anglican Churches) a member of the clergy deputizing for another.
▸(in the Roman Catholic Church) a representative or deputy of a bishop.
▸(in the US Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel.
- a cleric or choir member appointed to sing certain parts of a cathedral service.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: via Anglo-Norman Fr. from OFr. vicaire, from L. vicarius ‘substitute’, from vic- ‘change, place’ (cf. vice3).
