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vicarial

[ vahy-kair-ee-uh l, vi- ]

/ vaɪˈkɛər i əl, vɪ- /

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adjective

of or relating to a vicar.

acting as or holding the office of a vicar.

delegated or vicarious: vicarial powers.

Origin of vicarial

1610–20; < Latin vicāri(us) vicar + -al¹

Words nearby vicarial

vicar of christ, vicar of wakefield, the, vicar-general, vicarage, vicarate, vicarial, vicariance, vicariant, vicariate, vicariate apostolic, vicarious

Example sentences from the Web for vicarial

But our government is altogether conducted on the footing of vicarial responsibility.

Framley Parsonage |Anthony Trollope
The Norman abbey of Lyra held the great tithes; the vicarial amounted to just one half of them, £6.

Notes and Queries for Worcestershire |John Noake
His predecessor, the venerable John Crosse, known as the ‘blind vicar,’ had been inattentive to the vicarial claims.

The Life of Charlotte Bronte - Volume 1 |Elizabeth Gaskell
For this reason his vicarial representative can plead scores of excuses for presenting himself at "The Court."

Gwen Wynn |Mayne Reid

For this reason his vicarial representative can plead scores of excuses for presenting himself at “The Court.”

Gwen Wynn |Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for vicarial

vicarial

/ (vɪˈkɛərɪəl, vaɪ-) /

adjective

of or relating to a vicar, vicars, or a vicariate

holding the office of a vicar

vicarious: used esp of certain ecclesiastical powers