Definitions for vicar-general

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vicar-general vic·ar-gen·er·al

Spelling: [vik-er-jen-er-uh l]

IPA: /ˈvɪk ərˈdʒɛn ər əl/

Vicar-General is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 992 anagrams from letters in vicar-general (-aaceegilnrrv).

Definitions for vicar-general

noun

1. Roman Catholic Church. a priest deputized by a bishop to assist him in the administration of a diocese.
2. Church of England. an ecclesiastical officer, usually a layperson, who assists a bishop or an archbishop in the discharge of his judicial or administrative duties.

Origin of vicar-general

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

Examples for vicar-general

The vicar-general of Paris receives no more than 4,500 francs a year.

Various nuns were reprimanded or punished in 1527 by the vicar-general.

The vicar-general's lifted hand stilled the shout that rose.

It is composed of a provisor and vicar-general, with his notary-in-chief and fiscals.

Rosalie now understood the vicar-general's words in their fullest extent.

One of them is interrupted by a vicar-general, and he says: Hold your tongue, monsieur.

"Why, you can see his windows from hence," replied the vicar-general.

There is one cura there, one sacristan, one vicar-general, and several priests.

I found Gama in conversation with the auditor sent by the vicar-general.

They looked like a gorgeous escort attending the vicar-general.