"A vicar (/\u02C8v\u026Ak\u0259r/; Latin: vicarius) is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting \"in the person of\" or agent for a superior (compare \"vicarious\" in the sense of \"at second hand\"). Linguistically, vicar is cognate with the English prefix \"vice,\" similarly meaning \"deputy.\" The title appears in a number of Christian ecclesiastical contexts, but also as an administrative title, or title modifier, in the Roman Empire."@en .