Vicarship

vic·ar  (vkr)

n. Abbr. Vic.

1.

a. The priest of a parish in the Church of England who receives a stipend or salary but does not receive the tithes of a parish.

b. A cleric in charge of a chapel in the Episcopal Church of the United States.

c. A cleric acting in the place of a rector or bishop in the Anglican Communion generally.

2. Roman Catholic Church A priest who acts for or represents another, often higher-ranking member of the clergy.

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[Middle English, from Old French vicaire, from Latin vicrius, vicarious, a substitute, from vicis, genitive of *vix, change; see weik-² in Indo-European roots.]

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vicar·ship n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vicarship - the religious institution under the authority of a vicar vicariate institution, establishment - an organization founded and united for a specific purpose