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lay vicar

noun Church of England.

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

Also called clerk vicar, lay clerk, secular vicar.

Words nearby lay vicar

lay sister, lay someone low, lay to, lay to rest, lay up, lay vicar, lay waste, lay-by, lay-up, layabout, layamon

Example sentences from the Web for clerk vicar

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