vicarage

[vik-er-ij]

noun

1. the residence of a vicar.

2. the benefice of a vicar.

3. the office or duties of a vicar.

vicarage

/ ˈvɪkərɪdʒ /

noun

1. the residence or benefice of a vicar

2. a rare word for vicariate

Word History and Origins

Origin of vicarage¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; vicar, -age

Example Sentences

Little Miss Marple: Muddle at the Vicarage will see the super-sleuth get involved when Reverend Muddle suspects there's been a theft at the vicarage.

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"There was a darkroom in the vicarage and I saw one of the older boys printing a photograph and I just knew that was going to be my life, really," he explains.

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Then, six weeks later, on 13 February, Farrow killed Rev John Suddards after he was let into his vicarage in Thornbury.

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The truck was stolen from Church Lane in Ticknall at about 13:30 BST, then crashed into the former vicarage, which is also in Church Lane.

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Her village is the one we dream of, where everyone knows everyone else, meets for tea at the vicarage or down at the pub: a place where one belongs.

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