vicariate

[ vahy-kair-ee-it, -eyt, vi- ]

/ vaɪˈkɛər i ɪt, -ˌeɪt, vɪ- /

the office or authority of a vicar.

the district presided over by a vicar.

Also vicarate.

Origin of vicariate

1600–10; < Medieval Latin vicāriātus, equivalent to Latin vicāri(us) vicar + -ātus -ate³

Shanghai and Zikawei form the center of the Vicariate of Kiang-nan.

The Jesuits, 1534-1921 |Thomas J. Campbell
The vicariate is divided into fourteen districts, half of which are in Formosa.

The Friars in the Philippines |Ambrose Coleman
The very extent and limits of the vicariate were, as yet, unknown; and MM.

The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 |Various
A visita called Minalampara was taken away from it, which is a vicariate.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXIII, 1629-30 |Various

Nothing but the Vicariate of the whole of the Dark Continent for this young man.

My New Curate |P.A. Sheehan

vicariate

/ (vɪˈkɛərɪɪt, vaɪ-) /

Also called: vicarship (ˈvɪkəʃɪp) the office, rank, or authority of a vicar

the district that a vicar holds as his pastoral charge