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VICARIAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of a vicar
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
vicar (a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman)
Derivation:
vicar (a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman)
vicar ((Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish)
vicar ((Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel)