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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
vicarius .
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Examples
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Each prefecture was divided into several dioceses under vicarii (vicars).
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St. Charles Borromeo abolished the office of dean in his diocese and established in its place that of rural vicar, or vicar forane (vicarii foranei), an office at all times revocable.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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On the other hand, the ancient office of vicarii foranei, decani rurales, or archipresbyteri still exists in the Church (see ARCHPRIEST; DEAN).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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A complete but uncritical list of the vicarii in spiritualibus in urbe generales, was published by Ponzetti (Rome, 1797); it was added to and improved by Moroni (Dizionario, XCIX).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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The subordinate districts were governed by their _vicarii_; and Britain, accordingly, was under a vicar, subject to the _præfectus prætorio_ of Gaul.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) Edmund Burke 1763
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Difpenfatio Sixti IV. ut vicarii in capella regia de Windefbre ex fundatione regis Edwardi IV. beneficium alterum quodvis cum vicariis fuis tenere poffint,/.71.
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Difpenfatio Sixti IV. ut vicarii in capella regia de Windefore ex fundatione regis Edwardi lY. benefiicium alterum quodvis cum vicariis fuis tenere poffint,/• 7 1 •
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17 If a testator gives a legacy of female slaves along with their offspring, the legatee can claim the latter even if the mothers are dead, and so again if a legacy is given of ordinary slaves along with their vicarii or subordinates, the latter can be claimed even if the former are dead.
The Institutes of Justinian John Baron Moyle 1891
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(Coetus hominum ejusdem christianæ fidei professione, et eorumdem sacramentorum communione colligatus, sub regimine legitimorum pastorum et præcipue unius Christi in Terris vicarii Romani
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Cæteri sacerdotes non, quia sponsi non sunt, sed amici sponsi vel vicarii. "
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