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A vicar (; Latin: vicarius) is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, vicar is cognate with the English prefix "vice", similarly meaning "deputy". It also refers to a senior priest in the Church of England. The title appears in a number of Christian ecclesiastical contexts, but also as an administrative title, or title modifier, in the Roman Empire. In addition, in the Holy Roman Empire, a local representative of the emperor, such as an archduke, could be styled "vi
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- described by source
- Wikitólica
- female form of label
- vikářka
- male form of label
- vicar
- organization directed by the office or position
- vicariate (Eastern Orthodoxy)
- P8168
- Brebbia
- Commons category
- Vicars
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