1. the office, position, or tenure of a vicar
Usage: ecclesiastical
2. the district or parish under a vicar’s care
Usage: ecclesiastical

Examples

• He accepted the vicarate at St. Mary’s Church after years of service as a curate.
• The vicarate included three small villages in the countryside.
• During his vicarate, the church underwent major renovations.
• The bishop appointed her to the vicarate following the previous vicar’s retirement.
• The responsibilities of the vicarate kept him busy with pastoral duties.
• She served her vicarate with dedication for over twenty years.