vicar forane

vic·ar fo·rane

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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

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

1885-90; forane < Medieval Latin forāneus living away; cf. foreign

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