01 n. One deputed or authorized to perform the functions of another; a substitute in office; a deputy.
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1.
One deputed or authorized to perform the functions of another; a substitute in office; a deputy.[R.]
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2.
The incumbent of an appropriated benefice.(Eng. Eccl. Law)
Phrases & compounds
Apostolic vicar —
A bishop to whom the Roman pontiff delegates a portion of his jurisdiction.
Vicar forane —
A dignitary or parish priest appointed by a bishop to exercise a limited jurisdiction in a particular town or district of a diocese.
Vicar-general —
The deputy of the Archbishop of Canterbury or York, in whose court the bishops of the province are confirmed.
Vicar of Jesus Christ —
the pope as representing Christ on earth.