vicar forane
[ faw-reyn, foh- ]
/ fɔˈreɪn, foʊ- /
noun, plural vicars forane. Roman Catholic Church.
Origin of vicar forane
Words nearby vicar forane
vic.,
vicar,
vicar apostolic,
vicar capitular,
vicar choral,
vicar forane,
vicar general,
vicar of bray,
vicar of christ,
vicar of wakefield, the,
vicar-general
British Dictionary definitions for vicar forane
vicar forane
/ (fɒˈreɪn) /
noun plural vicars forane
RC Church
a priest or bishop appointed by the ordinary of the diocese to exercise a limited jurisdiction in a locality at some distance from the ordinary's official see
Word Origin for vicar forane
forane, from Late Latin
forāneus in a foreign land, from Latin
forās outside