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Word entry · 5 letters

vicar

Best crossword clue

"Parish priest"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈvɪkɚ/Part of speech nounSorted acirvStarts with VEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Clergyman who serves a parish in certain Christian churches.

Word origin

From Middle English vicar, viker, vikyr, vicaire, vicare, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman vikare, vicare, vikaire, vikere and Old French vicaire (“deputy, second in command”), from Latin vicārius (“vicarious, substitute”). Doublet of vicarious.

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: priest, rector, curate
  • Near-synonyms: proxy, representative, agent

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