vicarate

[ vik-er-it, -uh-reyt ]

noun

1. vicariate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vicarate¹

First recorded in 1880–85; vicar + -ate ³

Example Sentences

It has now:—Dioceses, 21; apostolic vicarate, 1; number of bishops, 17; bishops elect, 8; priests, 634; churches, 611; other stations, 461; ecclesiastical seminaries, 19; clerical students, 261; literary institutions for young men, 16; female academies, 48; elementary schools, passim, throughout most of the dioceses; periodicals, 15; population, 1,300,-000.

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