Definitions for vicar-general
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vic′ar-gen′eral(n.)(pl.)vicars-general.
a Roman Catholic priest deputized by a bishop to assist in the administration of a diocese.
Category: Religion
an ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England, usu. lay, who assists a bishop or archbishop.
Category: Religion
Origin of vicar-general:
1350–1400
Princeton's WordNet
vicar-general(noun)
(Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishop
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