(in the Church of England) an incumbent of a parish where tithes formerly passed to a chapter or religious house or layman (英国国教)教区牧师 ■(in other Anglican Churches) a member of the clergy deputizing for another (其他英国圣公会)代牧 ■(in the Roman Catholic Church) a representative or deputy of a bishop (罗马天主教)主教代理,代牧 ■(in the US Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel (美国新教圣公会)教堂牧师 ■a cleric or choir member appointed to sing certain parts of a cathedral service (负责演唱主教座堂礼拜中某些赞美诗片段的)教士,唱诗班成员
派生 vicarship noun 语源
Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Old French vicaire, from Latin vicarius 'substitute', from vic- 'change, turn, place' (compare with vice)