vicarial

Example Sentences

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His predecessor, the venerable John Crosse, known as the ‘blind vicar,’ had been inattentive to the vicarial claims. 

From Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 1 by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn

For this reason his vicarial representative can plead scores of excuses for presenting himself at "The Court."

From Gwen Wynn by Reid, Mayne

For this reason his vicarial representative can plead scores of excuses for presenting himself at “The Court.”

From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Reid, Mayne

Another instance of a clergyman going to law with his parishioners was that of the Rev. John Benison, vicar of Burton, who was dissatisfied with the payments of the vicarial revenues.

From Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland by Scott, Daniel

But our Government is altogether conducted on the footing of vicarial responsibility.

From Framley Parsonage by Trollope, Anthony