vicar fo·rane (fô-r n , f -)n. pl. vicars forane Roman Catholic Church A priest who by a bishop's appointment exercises limited jurisdiction over the clergy in a district of a diocese. [vicar + Late Latin for neus, living away, foreign; see foreign.] |
vicar forane [fɒˈreɪn]
n pl vicars forane
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a priest or bishop appointed by the ordinary of the diocese to exercise a limited jurisdiction in a locality at some distance from the ordinary's official see
[forane, from Late Latin forāneus in a foreign land, from Latin forās outside]
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