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vicar forane

American  
[faw-reyn, foh-] / fɔˈreɪn, foʊ- /

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

plural

vicars forane

  1. dean.

vicar forane British  
/ fɒˈreɪn /

noun

  1. RC Church a priest or bishop appointed by the ordinary of the diocese to exercise a limited jurisdiction in a locality at some distance from the ordinary's official see

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Etymology

Origin of vicar forane

1885–90; forane < Medieval Latin forāneus living away; foreign

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