vicar
/ˈvɪkə(r)/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。
1.1
- (in other Anglican Churches) a member of the clergy deputizing for another（其他英国圣公会）代牧。
1.2
- (in the Roman Catholic Church) a representative or deputy of a bishop（罗马天主教）主教代理, 代牧。
1.3
- (in the US Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel（美国新教圣公会）教堂牧师。
1.4
- 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。
派生词
vicarship
noun词源
Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Old French vicaire, from Latin vicarius 'substitute'， from vic- 'change， turn， place' （compare with VICE3 ）.