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Vicarious
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(1):
(prep.) Of or pertaining to a vicar, substitute, or deputy; deputed; delegated; as, vicarious power or authority.
(2):
(prep.) Acting of suffering for another; as, a vicarious agent or officer.
(3):
(prep.) Performed of suffered in the place of another; substituted; as, a vicarious sacrifice; vicarious punishment.
(4):
(prep.) Acting as a substitute; - said of abnormal action which replaces a suppressed normal function; as, vicarious hemorrhage replacing menstruation.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Vicarious'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​v/vicarious.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Vicarious'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​v/vicarious.html. 1828.