/ ˈvɪkə(r); NAmE / noun
1.
( especially BrE ) an Anglican priest who is in charge of a church and the area around it (called a parish )
2.
( NAmE ) a priest in the US Episcopal Church
—compare curate , minister , priest , rector
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : via Anglo-Norman French from Old French vicaire , from Latin vicarius substitute, from vic- change, turn, place.