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vicar-general

vicar-general noun: an official performing the work of an archdeacon under the bishop.

Noun

vicar-general (plural vicars-general)

  1. An official performing the work of an archdeacon under the bishop.
  2. In the English Church, an officer assisting the bishop, the chancellor of the diocese.

Forms of vicar-general

pluralvicars-general

Words formed from vicar-general

  • vicar-generalship

Questions about vicar-general

What does vicar-general mean?
Vicar-general means an official performing the work of an archdeacon under the bishop.
What part of speech is vicar-general?
Vicar-general is a noun.
What is the plural of vicar-general?
The plural of vicar-general is vicars-general.

Words near vicar-general in the dictionary

  1. vicar generals
  2. vicar of Bray
  3. Vicar of Christ
  4. Vicar of Jesus Christ
  5. vicar-choral
  6. vicar-general
  7. vicara
  8. vicarage
  9. vicarages
  10. vicarate
  11. vicarates

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