VICAR-GENERAL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("vicar-general" is a kind of...):

deputy; lieutenant (an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent)

Domain category:

Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)

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