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vicar general
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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. 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.
vicar general
n pl vicars general
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) an official, usually a layman, appointed to assist the bishop of a diocese in discharging his administrative or judicial duties
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vicar general
n → Generalvikar(in) m(f)


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