'Vidame' definitions:

Definition of 'Vidame'

From: GCIDE
  • Vidame \Vi*dame"\, n. [F., fr. LL. vice-dominus, fr. L. vice instead of + dominus master, lord.] (Fr. Feud. Law) One of a class of temporal officers who originally represented the bishops, but later erected their offices into fiefs, and became feudal nobles. [1913 Webster]