'Vicariate' definitions:
Definition of 'vicariate'
(from WordNet)
noun
The religious institution under the authority of a vicar [syn: vicariate, vicarship]
Definition of 'Vicariate'
From: GCIDE
- Vicariate \Vi*ca"ri*ate\, a. Having delegated power, as a vicar; vicarious. --Barrow. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Vicariate'
From: GCIDE
- Vicariate \Vi*ca"ri*ate\, n. [LL. vicariatus, or F. vicariat.] Delegated office or power; vicarship; the office or oversight of a vicar. [1913 Webster]
- The vicariate of that part of Germany which is governed by the Saxon laws devolved on the elector of Saxony. --Robertson. [1913 Webster]