noun
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the residence or benefice of a vicar
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a rare word for vicariate
Etymology
Origin of vicarage
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at vicar, -age
Example Sentences
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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.
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025
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.
From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2022
“I told him he should look for an old vicarage somewhere.”
From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2021
Armed with two loudspeakers, Allerton left his vicarage at St. Peter’s church and got on his bicycle to deliver his Easter Sunday sermon - onto the backstreets.
From Washington Times • Apr. 12, 2020
“No. He carved this himself. It hung on the wall above the pulpit in the vicarage where he preached.”
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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