'Suburbicarian' definitions:

Definition of 'Suburbicarian'

From: GCIDE
  • Suburbicarian \Sub*ur`bi*ca"ri*an\, Suburbicary \Sub*ur"bi*ca*ry\, a. [LL. suburbicarius, equiv. to L. suburbanus: cf. F. suburbicaire. See Suburban.] Being in the suburbs; -- applied to the six dioceses in the suburbs of Rome subject to the pope as bishop of Rome. [1913 Webster]
  • The pope having stretched his authority beyond the bounds of his suburbicarian precincts. --Barrow. [1913 Webster]