vicarage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈvɪkəɹɪd͡ʒ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English vicar Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English vicarage From vicar + -age.
Meanings
-
(countable) The residence of a vicar.
Atlantic gales constantly buffet Morwenstow, whose seven hamlets together constitute Cornwall's most northerly parish. The village is dotted with trees moulded into weird shapes by the wind, and above the trees rise the vicarage chimneystacks resembling miniature church towers.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 288:
- (countable, uncountable) The benefice, duties, or office of a vicar.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vicarages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
rectorship · priestship · parsonhood · parsonship · rectory · rectorate · curateship · curacy · manse · parsonage · priesthood · curatage
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (22)
fi pappila (residence of vicar) · fr vicariat (residence of vicar) · ru дом священника (residence of vicar) · nrf probytaithe (residence of vicar) · hu parókia (residence of vicar) · fr vicariat (duties or office of vicar) · nb prestegård (residence of vicar) · nn prestegard (residence of vicar) · hu paplak (residence of vicar) · de Pfarrhaus (residence of vicar) · nb prestebolig (residence of vicar) · da præstebolig (residence of vicar) · dsb fara (residence of vicar) · sv pastorat (duties or office of vicar) · ca curat (duties or office of vicar) · sv prästgård (residence of vicar) · da pastorat (duties or office of vicar) · nrf probytaithe (duties or office of vicar) · fi papinvirka (duties or office of vicar) · da præstegård (residence of vicar) · nb prestegard (residence of vicar) · ca vicariat (duties or office of vicar)