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One deputed or authorized to perform the functions of another; a substitute in office; a deputy.

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  1. n. One deputed or authorized to perform the functions of another; a substitute in office; a deputy.
  2. n. The incumbent of an appropriated benefice.
  3. n. a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
  4. n. (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel
  5. n. (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish
  6. n:100 n. a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman n. (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel n. (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish