Vicar Forane Definition

fô-rān, fō-
vicars-forane
noun
A priest who by a bishop's appointment exercises limited jurisdiction over the clergy in a district of a diocese.
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Origin of Vicar Forane

  • vicar Late Latin forāneus living away, foreign foreign

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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