Vicar

vik'Sr, n. One who performs the functions of another; a substitute. {Eng. Eccl. Law.) The priest of a parish where the predial tithes have been impropriated.— Vic'arage, -er-ej, n. Benefice, or residence, of a vicar. — Vica'rial, vi-ka'rf-al, a. Of, or pert, to, a vicar; small. — Vica'riate, a. Having delegated power, as a vicar; vicarious. — n. Delegated office or power; vicarship; office or oversight of a vicar.— Vica'rioua, -rY-us, a. Of, or pert, to, a vicar, substitute, or deputy; deputed; delegated; acting or suffering for another; performed or suffered in the place of another; substituted. — Vicaliously, adv. In a vicarious manner; in the place of another; by substitution. — Vici itude, vt-sislY-tud, n. Regular change or succe ion from one thing to another; alternation; mutual succe ion; change; mutation, as in human affairs.