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Ch. of Eng.a lay officer in a cathedral who performs those parts of a service not reserved to the priests. Also called clerk vicar, lay clerk, secular vicar.
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lay vicar — noun : clerk vicar * * * Ch. of Eng. a lay officer in a cathedral who performs those parts of a service not reserved to the priests. Also called clerk vicar, lay clerk, secular vicar. * * * lay vicar noun A layman who is vicar choral in an… … Useful english dictionary
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lay clerk. — See lay vicar. [1805 15] * * * … Universalium
lay clerk. — See lay vicar. [1805 15] … Useful english dictionary
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vicar-general — vic′ar gen′eral n. pl. vicars general 1) rel a Roman Catholic priest deputized by a bishop to assist in the administration of a diocese 2) rel an ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England, usu. lay, who assists a bishop or archbishop •… … From formal English to slang
clerk vicar — noun : a layman in the Church of England who is employed in a cathedral to take those parts of the liturgy not reserved to the clergy called also lay vicar, secular vicar … Useful english dictionary
clerk vicar. — See lay vicar. * * * … Universalium
secular vicar. — See lay vicar. * * * … Universalium
