vicariate
Americannoun
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the office or authority of a vicar.
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the district presided over by a vicar.
noun
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Also called: vicarship. the office, rank, or authority of a vicar
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the district that a vicar holds as his pastoral charge
Etymology
Origin of vicariate
1600–10; < Medieval Latin vicāriātus, equivalent to Latin vicāri ( us ) vicar + -ātus -ate 3
Example Sentences
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An apostolic vicariate is established in certain regions where there are too few Catholics for a diocese.
From Reuters ● Jun. 3, 2010
The vicegerent of the vicariate of Rome splashed the stone with holy water.
From Time Magazine Archive
Priests in the vicariate clucked disapprovingly about Musante's strange behavior these past few months.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1927, when the mission became a vicariate, he became its first bishop.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Florentines learning these events, imprisoned Gherardo's son, and sent troops to Bagno for the defense of the territory, which having hitherto been governed by its own prince, now became a vicariate.
From History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy by Machiavelli, Niccolò
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