vicar general

n. pl. vicars general

1. Roman Catholic Church

a. A priest acting as deputy to a bishop to assist him in the administration of his diocese.

b. An assistant to the head of a religious order.

2. An ecclesiastical official in the Church of England, usually a layperson, who assists an archbishop or a bishop in administrative and judicial duties.

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vicar general

n, pl vicars general

(Ecclesiastical Terms) an official, usually a layman, appointed to assist the bishop of a diocese in discharging his or her administrative or judicial duties

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vicar general

n → Generalvikar(in) m(f)

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