vi·car·i·ate

(vī-kâr′ē-ĭt, -āt′, vĭ-)

1. The office or authority of a vicar.

2. The district under a vicar's jurisdiction.

[Medieval Latin vicāriātus, from Latin vicārius, a substitute; see vicar.]

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vicariate

(vɪˈkɛərɪɪt; vaɪ-)

1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Also called: vicarship the office, rank, or authority of a vicar

2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the district that a vicar holds as his or her pastoral charge

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vicariate - the religious institution under the authority of a vicar

vicarship

institution, establishment - an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

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