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VICARSHIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vicarship mean?
• VICARSHIP (noun)
The noun VICARSHIP has 1 sense:
1. the religious institution under the authority of a vicar
Familiarity information: VICARSHIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The religious institution under the authority of a vicar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
vicariate; vicarship
Hypernyms ("vicarship" is a kind of...):
establishment; institution (an organization founded and united for a specific purpose)
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)
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