the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Of or pertaining to a vicar.
adj. Delegated; vicarious.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Vicarious; delegated; substituted.
Pertaining to a vicar.
Holding the office of, or acting as, a vicar.
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adj. of or relating to or characteristic of a vicar
Word Usage
"While bishops do enjoy an autonomous and not merely vicarial authority coming directly from the Apostles, it can only be excercised together with the primatial papal authority from St. Peter."