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Vicariate
Pronunciation : Vi*ca"ri*ate
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Having delegated power, as a vicar; vicarious. Barrow.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Vi*ca"ri*ate
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL. vicariatus, or F. vicariat.]
Definition : Defn: Delegated office or power; vicarship; the office or oversight of a vicar. The vicariate of that part of Germany which is governed by the Saxon laws devolved on the elector of Saxony. Robertson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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