Vicarian
Vi‐ca″ri‐an (?), n. A vicar. Marston.
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Vicariate
Vi‐ca″ri‐ate (?), a. Having delegated power, as a vicar; vicarious. Barrow.
Vicariate (2)
Vi‐ca″ri‐ate, n. [LL. vicariatus, or F. vicariat.] Delegated office or power; vicarship; the office or oversight of a vicar.The vicariate of that part of Germany which is govern...
Vicarious
Vi‐ca″ri‐ous (–ŭs), a. [L. vicarius, from vicis change, alternation, turn, the position, place, or office of one person as assumed by another; akin to Gr. εἴκειν to yield, give ...
Vicariously
Vi‐ca″ri‐ous‐ly, adv. In a vicarious manner.
Vicarship
Vic″ar‐ship (?), n. The office or dignity of a vicar.
Vicary
Vic″ar‐y (?), n. [L. vicarius.] A vicar.
Vice
Vice (vīs), n. [F., from L. vitium.] 1. A defect; a fault; an error; a blemish; an imperfection; as, the vices of a political constitution; the vices of a horse.Withouten vice o...
Vice (2)
Vice, n. [See Vise.] 1. (Mech.) A kind of instrument for holding work, as in filing. Same as Vise.2. A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements. [Wr...
Vice (3)
Vice, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Viced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Vicing (?).] To hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice. Shak.The coachman's hand was viced between his upper and lo...
Vice (4)
‖Vi″ce (?), prep. [L., abl. of vicis change, turn. See Vicarious.] In the place of; in the stead; as, A. B. was appointed postmaster vice C. D. resigned.
Vice (5)
Vice (?), a. [Cf. F. vice-. See Vice, prep.] Denoting one who in certain cases may assume the office or duties of a superior; designating an officer or an office that is second ...
Vice-regal
Vice′–re″gal (?), a. Of or pertaining to a viceroy or viceroyalty. Macaulay.
Viced
Viced (?), a. Vicious; corrupt. Shak.
Vicegerency
Vice‐ge″ren‐cy (?), n. The office of a vicegerent. South.
Vicegerent
Vice‐ge″rent (?), a. [Vice, a. + gerent: cf. F. vice-gérant.] Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another. Milton.
Vicegerent (2)
Vice‐ge″rent, n. An officer who is deputed by a superior, or by proper authority, to exercise the powers of another; a lieutenant; a vicar. Bacon.The symbol and vicegerent of th...
Viceman
Vice″man (?), n.; pl.Vicemen (�). A smith who works at the vice instead of at the anvil.
Vicenary
Vic″e‐na‐ry (?; 277), a. [L. vicenarius, fr. viceni twenty each; akin to viginti twenty.] Of or pertaining to twenty; consisting of twenty.
Vicennial
Vi‐cen″ni‐al (?), a. [L. vicennium a period of twenty years; viceni twenty + annus year.] 1. Lasting or comprising twenty years.2. Happening once in twenty years; as, a vicennia...
Viceroy
Vice″roy (?), n. [F. vice-roi; pref. vice- in the place of (L. vice) + roi a king, L. rex. See Vice, prep. and Royal.] 1. The governor of a country or province who rules in the ...
Viceroyalty
Vice‐roy″al‐ty (?), n. The dignity, office, or jurisdiction of a viceroy.
Viceroyship
Vice″roy‐ship (?), n. Viceroyalty.
Vicety
Vi″ce‐ty (?), n. [From Vice a fault.] Fault; defect; coarseness. B. Jonson.
Vichy water
Vi″chy wa′ter (?). A mineral water found at Vichy, France. It is essentially an effervescent solution of sodium, calcium, and magnesium carbonates, with sodium and potassium chl...
Viciate
Vi″ci‐ate (?), v. t. See Vitiate.
Vicinal
Vic″i‐nal (?; 277), a. [L. vicinalis: cf. F. vicinal.] Near; vicine. T. Warton.Vicinal planes(Min.), subordinate planes on a crystal, which are very near to the fundamental plan...