noun
- the office, jurisdiction, or tenure of a vicar
- a district under the authority of a vicar
Usage: ecclesiastical
Usage: ecclesiastical
Examples
- The bishop appointed him to the vicariate of St. Mary’s parish.
- During his vicariate, the church underwent major renovations.
- The vicariate encompasses three small rural communities.
- She served faithfully throughout her ten-year vicariate.
- The new vicariate was established to serve the growing population.
- Administrative duties increased significantly when he assumed the vicariate.