vicarial
/vaɪˈkɛriəl/
adjective
- Relating to or serving as a substitute or deputy for someone else.
- The vicarial duties of the assistant pastor included leading services when the main pastor was away.
- The vicarial authority of the ambassador allowed him to sign treaties in the president's name.
- She held a vicarial role in the committee, voting on behalf of the absent chairperson.
- Relating to a vicar or the office of a vicar in a church.
- The vicarial residence was a small house next to the old stone church.
- The vicarial garden was well-tended by the church volunteers.
- He attended a vicarial meeting to discuss the parish budget.
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