Vicar-forane
[faw-reyn, foh-] /fɔˈreɪn, foʊ-/
noun, plural vicars forane. Roman Catholic Church.
1.
dean1 (def 2b).
vicar forane
/fɒˈreɪn/
noun (pl) vicars forane
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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