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vicarius.

vicar; sheriff; city governor (Italian); subprior (Carthusian); rural dean; vicarage, office of vicar; its income, payment due vicar; house of vicar;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[wɪˈkaː.ri.ʊs]Classical-Latin[viˈkaː.ri.us]

  1. vicarious, substituted

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin vicis Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin vicārius From vicis (“interchange, alternation”) + -ārius.

noun[wɪˈkaː.ri.ʊs]Classical-Latin[viˈkaː.ri.us]

  1. substitute, proxy, deputy

    declension-2

  2. vicar

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin vicis Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin vicārius From vicis (“interchange, alternation”) + -ārius.

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