vicar

vicar
noun
  1. (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
  1. Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Old French vicaire, from Latin vicarius 'substitute', from vic- 'change, turn, place' (compare with vice)
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