Meanings
plural vicarages
- countableThe 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe benefice, duties, or office of a vicar.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan vicariat, curat
- vicariatduties or office of vicar
- curatduties or office of vicar
Danish præstebolig, præstegård
- præsteboligresidence of vicar
- præstegårdresidence of vicar
- pastoratduties or office of vicar
Finnish pappila, papinvirka
- pappilaresidence of vicar
- papinvirkaduties or office of vicar
French vicariat, vicariat
- vicariatresidence of vicar
- vicariatduties or office of vicar
German Pfarrhaus
- Pfarrhausresidence of vicar
Hungarian paplak, parókia
- paplakresidence of vicar
- parókiaresidence of vicar
Norwegian Bokmål prestebolig, prestegard
- presteboligresidence of vicar
- prestegardresidence of vicar
- prestegårdresidence of vicar
Russian дом священника
- дом священника (dom svjaščennika)residence of vicar
Swedish prästgård, pastorat
- prästgårdresidence of vicar
- pastoratduties or office of vicar
Cite this entry
vicarage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vicarage
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