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vicar 1. Church of England a. (in Britain) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish from which, formerly, he did not receive tithes but a stipend b. a clergyman who acts as assistant to or substitute for the rector of a parish at Communion c. (in the US) a clergyman in charge of a chapel 2. RC Church a bishop or priest representing the pope or the ordinary of a diocese and exercising a limited jurisdiction 3. Church of England a member of a cathedral choir appointed to sing certain parts of the services How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Vicar himself seemed to wear rather a changed aspect, as most men do when acquaintances made elsewhere see them for the first time in their own homes; some indeed showing like an actor of genial parts disadvantageously cast for the curmudgeon in a new piece. This was only used by visitors and on Sundays, and on special occasions, as when the Vicar went up to London or came back. I told him that the vicar had married my mother's sister, and that the two had been father and mother to me since the death of my parents. |
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