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vicar forane

vic·ar fo·rane
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [faw-reyn, foh-]
    • /fɔˈreɪn, foʊ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [faw-reyn, foh-]
    • /fɔˈreɪn, foʊ-/

Definitions of vicar forane words

  • noun plural vicar forane dean1 (def 2b). 1
  • noun vicar forane type of Roman Catholic priest 0
  • noun vicar forane a priest or bishop appointed by the ordinary of the diocese to exercise a limited jurisdiction in a locality at some distance from the ordinary's official see 0
  • noun vicar forane dean (sense 1) dean (sense 1b) 0

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Origin of vicar forane

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; forane < Medieval Latin forāneus living away; cf. foreign

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Parts of speech for Vicar forane

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

vicar forane popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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