lay vicar

noun

, Church of England.

1. a lay officer in a cathedral who performs those parts of a service not reserved to the priests.

Example Sentences

I thought maybe I could get in as a lay-vicar when my year is up, and work at harmony under Miles, and take a musical degree.

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Does a priest's surplice differ from that worn by a lay vicar, or vicar choral?

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