vicariate

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1. 1.Having delegated power, as a vicar; vicarious. Barrow.
2. 2.Delegated office or power; vicarship; the office or oversight of a vicar. The vicariate of that part of Germany which is governed by the Saxon laws devolved on the elector of Saxony. Robertson.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is having delegated power, as a vicar; vicarious. Barrow called?
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