lay vicar

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noun Church of England.

a lay officer in a cathedral who performs those parts of a service not reserved to the priests.

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Also called clerk vicar, lay clerk, secular vicar.

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How to use lay vicar in a sentence

I thought maybe I could get in as a lay-vicar when my year is up, and work at harmony under Miles, and take a musical degree.
The Pillars of the House, Vol. I (of 2)|Charlotte M. Yonge
Does a priest's surplice differ from that worn by a lay vicar, or vicar choral?
Notes and Queries, No. 179. Saturday, April 2, 1853.|Various