- (prep.) Acting of suffering for another; as, a vicarious agent or officer.
- (prep.) Of or pertaining to a vicar, substitute or deputy; deputed; delegated; as, vicarious power or authority.
- (prep.) Performed of suffered in the place of another; substituted; as, a vicarious sacrifice; vicarious punishment.
- (prep.) Acting as a substitute; -- said of abnormal action which replaces a suppressed normal function; as, vicarious hemorrhage replacing menstruation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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