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vicars-general

vicars-general is the plural of vicar-general.

Meaning of vicar-general

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.

Questions about vicars-general

What is vicars-general the plural of?
Vicars-general is the plural of vicar-general.

Words near vicars-general in the dictionary

  1. vicars choral
  2. vicars forane
  3. vicars of Bray
  4. Vicars of Christ
  5. vicars-choral
  6. vicars-general
  7. vicarship
  8. vicarships
  9. vicary
  10. vice
  11. vice admiral

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