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Vicariate

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Having delegated power, as a vicar; vicarious.

(2):

(n.) Delegated office or power; vicarship; the office or oversight of a vicar.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Vicariate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​v/vicariate.html. 1828.