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Catalan
Adjective
vicaris
- masculine plural of vicari
Noun
vicaris
- masculine plural of vicari
- star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum arabicum)
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vicarijs, from Latin vicārius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /viˈkaː.rɪs/
- Hyphenation: vi‧ca‧ris
Noun
vicaris m (plural vicarissen, diminutive vicarisje n)
- (Christianity, especially Roman Catholicism) a cleric assisting or standing in for a higher ranking one, especially one assisting a bishop in the running of his diocese
- (obsolete) a deputy, a stand-in, a substitute; one who stands in for one or assists
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