vicarius
Dictionary entries
- Entry →vicarius, vicarii:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Latham (Medieval Word List)
- Age:
- Medieval
- Field:
- Religion
- Geography:
- Britain
vicar; sheriff; city governor (Italian); subprior (Carthusian); rural dean;; vicarage, office of vicar; its income, payment due vicar; house of vicar;
nom. sg. - Entry →vicarius, vicaria, vicarium:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
substitute; substituted; vicarious; supplying the place of someone/something;
nom. sg. (m.) - Entry →vicarius, vicari(i):
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
substitute, deputy, one acting for another; successor; slave to do one's work;
nom. sg.
Examples
- M
IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...adiuves, praestes affectum. si mereor, tu sis illi vicarius meus.' nec plura dicendi tempus fuit, iamque suprema..." - M
VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...recedo; si perseveras, demus piratis lucrum: aut vicarius ero, aut comes.' quantum inter haec flevit, quamdiu cecidit oculos..." - Q
Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...super, dictis quod non levius valeat; nam, sive vicarius est, qui servo paret, uti mos vester..."
