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vicarian (iou)



vicarian noun & adjective. L16.
[Late Latin vicarianus of a deputy, formed as VICARIOUS: see -IAN.]
A. noun.
A substitute, a deputy. rare. Only in L16.
A person believing a person, esp. the Pope or a priest, to be an earthly representative of God. M19.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or governed by a deputy. M17.