VICARIAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of a vicar

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

vicar (a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman)

Derivation:

vicar (a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman)

vicar ((Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish)

vicar ((Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel)