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Vicar

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Vicar-General

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Caliph

Successor or vicar the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state a title of the successors of Mohammed both as

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Parson

impropriators. In all appro-priations there is generally a spiritual person attached to the church, under the name of vicar, to whom the spiritual duty or cure of souls belongs, in the same manner as to the rector

Easter offerings, or Easter dues

before justices of the peace, see Reg. v. Hall, (1868) LR 1 QB 632. In that case the vicar of Batley in Yorkshire was held entitled to recover, on evidence of a custom, for every communicant, 2d.;

Vice-dominus episcopi

Vice-dominus episcopi, the vicar-general or commissary of a bishop, Blount.

Vicarial tithes

Vicarial tithes, petty or small tithes payable to the vicar, 2 Steph. Com.

Vicarage

Vicarage, (1) the benefice of a vicar; (2) his house. See 31 & 32 Vict. c. 117, s. 2.

Sexton

Sexton (probably from sacristan), the keeper of things belonging to divine worship. He is chosen by the incumbent, but sometimes by the parishioners, according to custom. There is, it seems, no presumption in law that the...

Parish Priest

holds a parish as a benefice. If the predial tithes are unappropriated, he is called rector; if appropriated, vicar.

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