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noun 
  1. In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.
  2. In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.
Translations: 
  • German: Vikar (2)
  • Italian: pastore (CofE?), vicario (RC)
Etymology: Latin vicarius, vicÄrius "vicarious, substitute"

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