vicariate
         n 1: the religious institution under the authority of a vicar
               [syn: {vicariate}, {vicarship}]

English Dictionary: vicariate	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
visored adj having or provided with a visor or a visor of a particular kind; "their spic, red-visored caps"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grapevine \Grape"vine`\, n. (Bot.)       A vine or climbing shrub, of the genus {Vitis}, having small       green flowers and lobed leaves, and bearing the fruit called       {grapes}.          Note: The common grapevine of the Old World is {Vitis                vinifera}, and is a native of Central Asia. Another                variety is that yielding small seedless grapes commonly                called {Zante currants}. The northern {Fox grape} of                the United States is the {V. Labrusca}, from which, by                cultivation, has come the Isabella variety. The                southern {Fox grape}, or {Muscadine}, is the {V.                vulpina}. The {Frost grape} is {V. cordifolia}, which                has very fragrant flowers, and ripens after the early                frosts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vicariate \Vi*ca"ri*ate\, a.       Having delegated power, as a vicar; vicarious. --Barrow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vicariate \Vi*ca"ri*ate\, n. [LL. vicariatus, or F. vicariat.]       Delegated office or power; vicarship; the office or oversight       of a vicar.                   The vicariate of that part of Germany which is governed                by the Saxon laws devolved on the elector of Saxony.                                                                               --Robertson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vigorite \Vig"or*ite\, n. [L. vigor strength.]       An explosive containing nitroglycerin. It is used in       blasting.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visard \Vis"ard\, n.       A mask. See {Visor}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visard \Vis"ard\, v. t.       To mask.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visor \Vis"or\, n. [OE. visere, F. visi[8a]re, fr. OF. vis. See       {Visage}, {Vision}.] [Written also {visar}, {visard},       {vizard}, and {vizor}.]       1. A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so             show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are             generally in it.          2. A mask used to disfigure or disguise. [bd]My very visor             began to assume life.[b8] --Shak.                         My weaker government since, makes you pull off the                      visor.                                                --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.          3. The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting             the eyes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visard \Vis"ard\, n.       A mask. See {Visor}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visard \Vis"ard\, v. t.       To mask.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visor \Vis"or\, n. [OE. visere, F. visi[8a]re, fr. OF. vis. See       {Visage}, {Vision}.] [Written also {visar}, {visard},       {vizard}, and {vizor}.]       1. A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so             show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are             generally in it.          2. A mask used to disfigure or disguise. [bd]My very visor             began to assume life.[b8] --Shak.                         My weaker government since, makes you pull off the                      visor.                                                --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.          3. The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting             the eyes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Viscerate \Vis"cer*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Viscerated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Viscerating}.]       To deprive of the viscera, or entrails; to eviscerate; to       disembowel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Viscerate \Vis"cer*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Viscerated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Viscerating}.]       To deprive of the viscera, or entrails; to eviscerate; to       disembowel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Viscerate \Vis"cer*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Viscerated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Viscerating}.]       To deprive of the viscera, or entrails; to eviscerate; to       disembowel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visored \Vis"ored\, a.       Wearing a visor; masked.                   Visored falsehood and base forgery.         --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visor \Vis"or\, n. [OE. visere, F. visi[8a]re, fr. OF. vis. See       {Visage}, {Vision}.] [Written also {visar}, {visard},       {vizard}, and {vizor}.]       1. A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so             show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are             generally in it.          2. A mask used to disfigure or disguise. [bd]My very visor             began to assume life.[b8] --Shak.                         My weaker government since, makes you pull off the                      visor.                                                --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.          3. The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting             the eyes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vizard \Viz"ard\, n. [See {Visor}.]       A mask; a visor. [Archaic] [bd]A grotesque vizard.[b8] --Sir       W. Scott.                   To mislead and betray them under the vizard of law.                                                                               --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visor \Vis"or\, n. [OE. visere, F. visi[8a]re, fr. OF. vis. See       {Visage}, {Vision}.] [Written also {visar}, {visard},       {vizard}, and {vizor}.]       1. A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so             show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are             generally in it.          2. A mask used to disfigure or disguise. [bd]My very visor             began to assume life.[b8] --Shak.                         My weaker government since, makes you pull off the                      visor.                                                --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.          3. The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting             the eyes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vizard \Viz"ard\, n. [See {Visor}.]       A mask; a visor. [Archaic] [bd]A grotesque vizard.[b8] --Sir       W. Scott.                   To mislead and betray them under the vizard of law.                                                                               --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vizarded \Viz"ard*ed\, a.       Wearing a vizard. [R.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vizierate \Viz"ier*ate\, n. [Cf. F. vizirat.]       The office, dignity, or authority of a vizier.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
vaxherd /vaks'herd/ n. obs.   [from `oxherd'] A VAX operator.    The image is reinforced because VAXen actually did tend to come in    herds, technically known as `clusters'.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
vaxherd          /vaks'herd/ ["oxherd"] An operator who tends one or more       {VAXen}.          [{Jargon File}]