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Definition: Vicarage |
VicarageNoun1. An official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "vicarage" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1749. (references) |
Synonyms: VicarageSynonyms: parsonage (n), rectory (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Temple | Parsonage, rectory, vicarage, manse, deanery, glebe; Vatican; bishop's palace; Lambeth. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Vicarage |
| English words defined with "vicarage": Perpetual curacy. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "vicarage": Gorham Controversy. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Evesham, Abbot Reginald's gateway & old vicarage.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | Mr. Weston directed the whole, officiating safely between Hartfield and the Vicarage, and every body was in good time. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | His sister had a life estate of five hundred francs, which in the vicarage sufficed for her personal needs. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Vicarage" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 76.00% of the time. "Vicarage" is used about 175 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 76% | 133 | 27,614 |
| Noun (proper) | 24% | 42 | 52,864 |
| Total | 100.00% | 175 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "vicarage": vicarage-like. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
hotel private vicarage | 4 |
vicarage | 4 |
hotel london vicarage | 3 |
hotel vicarage | 2 |
the old vicarage | 2 |
murder at the vicarage | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "vicarage"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | famulli (curacy, parish), detyrë e vikarit, banesë e vikarit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مقر الكاهن, مقر القسيس. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | служба на свещеник (ministry), жилище на свещеник (manse). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | vikariát (parsonage), fara (parsonage, rectory). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | pappila (manse, rectory). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | presbytère. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Pfarrhaus (manse, parsonage, presbytery, rectory). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εφημερία (curacy, cure, rectorship), αντιπροσωπεία (agency, delegation, deputation, procuration, vicariate), οίκοσ εφημέριου. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | בית כומר (parsonage, rectory). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | plébánia (parish, parsonage, rectory), lelkészlakás. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | canonica (parsonage, rectory). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 牧師館 (parsonage, rectory). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ぼくしか" (parsonage, rectory). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | thie yn taggyrt (parsonage, presbytery), thie agglish (parsonage), saggyrtys (priesthood). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | icaragevay vicariato (curacy), presbitério (manse, parsonage, presbytery). (various references) дом священника. (various references) prac (vicarage dues). (various references) vikarijat, sveštenička služba (ministry), namesništvo (governorship, lieutenancy, proconsulate). (various references) casa del párroco (rectory). (various references) prästgård (parish, parsonage, presbytery, rectory). (various references) papazlık (chaplaincy, cure, cure of souls, holy orders, ministerial, ministry, pastorate, priesthood, rectorate, rectorship, sacerdotal), papazın evi (pastorate). (various references) будинок священика. (various references) ficeriaeth (vicariate), ficerdy. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "vicarage": vicarages. (additional references) | |
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"Vicarage" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: vicara. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "vicarage" (pronounced 'Vic"ar*age'): Abusage, Accourage, Acierage, Acreage, Adage, Adjustage, Adjutage, After-eatage, After-image, Agiotage, Ajutage, Alienage, Alloyage, Alnage, Altarage, Ambassage, Amenage, Amperage, Anecdotage, Angelage, Apanage, Appanage, Appenage, Appendage, Apprenticeage, Arbitrage, Arrearage, Assemblage, Asswage, Avenage, Badinage, baggage, Ballastage, Ballotage, Baronage, Baronetage, Barrage, Bavardage, Beaconage, Beguinage, Berthage, Beverage, Billage, Blindage, Blocage, blockage, Boatage, Bodrage, Bondage, Borage, Bordage, boscage, boskage, Bossage, Brassage, Breakage, Brennage, Brewage, Brigandage, Brocage, Brokage, Brokerage, Buoyage, Burgage, Bushelage, Butlerage, By-passage, Cabotage, Carcelage, Careenage, Carnage, Carriage, Cartage, Cartilage, Carucage, Cellarage, Centage, Chaperonage, Checkage, Chiefage, Chiminage, Chomage, Circumambage, Clearage, Clientage, Clientelage, Cloudage, Clownage, Coinage, Colportage, Commonage, Concubinage, Consulage, Cooperage, Corage, Cordage, Corkage, Cornage, Corsage, Cosenage, Cosinage, Costage, Cottage, Couage, Countergage, Courage, Cousinage, Coverage, Cowhage, Cozenage, Cranage, Cribbage, Crimpage, Cuinage, Culerage, Culrage, Curtilage, D'ecolletage, Demorage, Demurrage, Desponsage, Discage, Disgage, Dismortgage, Disusage, Dockage, Domage, Doomage, Dosage, Dotage, Drainage, Drayage, Drengage, Driftage, Drownage, Dumpage, Dunnage, Eatage, Embassage, Encourage, Endamage, Enfleurage, Enrage, Entourage, Envisage, Equipage, Eremitage, Escheatage, Escuage, Espionage, Espousage, Expressage, Factorage, Faldage, Fardage, Ferriage, fibrocartilage, Floodage, Floorage, Floriage, Flotage, flowage, Flowerage, Foldage, forestage, Fortilage, fosterage, Frank-marriage, Fratrage, Fraughtage, freightage, Frequentage, frontage, fruitage, Frutage, Fuage, Fullage, Fumage, fuselage, Gabarage, Gabionage, Gainage, Galage, Gaussage, gavage, Ginny-carriage, Glandage, Graffage, Graftage, Grillage, Groundage, Guardage, Guardenage, Guardianage, Guidage, Gullage, Gunnage, Hallage, harborage, Harrage, haulage, Havenage, Helmage, hemorrhage, herbage, Herbergage, heritage, Hermitage, Hidage, Hospitage, Hostage, Housage, Hucksterage, Husbandage, Imposturage, Impoundage, Incage, Indamage, Intercommonage, intermarriage, Kage, Keelage, Knightage, Lactage, Lastage, leafage, leverage, Liage, Libertinage, lighterage, linage, lineage, linkage, Lochage, lockage, lovage, luggage, Mage, Manurage, Matronage, messuage, Metage, M'etayage, Meterage, Middle-age, mileage, mintage, mirage, miscarriage, mismanage, Misusage, Mockage, Moneyage, moorage, Mucilage, Murage, Mutage, Naufrage, Orphanage, Paage, Package, Panderage, Pannage, Parage, Parentage, Parquetage, Parsonage, Partage, Passage, Pastorage, Pasturage, Pavage, Paviage, Peerage, Pelage, Pellage, Pelotage, Pennage, Peonage, Percentage, Persiflage, Personage, Pesage, Piccage, Pierage, Pilgrimage, Pilotage, Pinnage, Pipage, Plage, Plantage, Plumage, Plumbage, Plunderage, Pollage, Pommage, Pontage, Porterage, Postage, Pottage, Preengage, Pregage, Pressurage, Primage, Prisage, Proctorage, Pucelage, Pumpage, Pupilage, Putage, Putrilage, Quarterage, Quayage, Quietage, Rappage, Reassemblage, Recarriage, Recoinage, Reencourage, Reengage, remarriage, Rentage, Repassage, reportage, Repoussage, Rivage, Rubbage, Ruffianage, sabotage, Sackage, Sassanage, sausage, saxifrage, Scaffoldage, Scavage, Scourage, scrimmage, Scrippage, Seasonage, Secretage, Servage, Serviceage, sewerage, Shorage, shortage, shrinkage, silage, Siphonage, Skrimmage, slippage, Smallage, soakage, socage, Sorrage, Soundage, Soutage, Sperage, Spousage, Stackage, stage, Stallage, Standage, steerage, Sternage, Stillage, Stirrage, stoppage, storage, stowage, Stumpage, Suage, Suillage, Superplusage, Suppage, surplusage, Sweepage, tankage, Tannage, Tapinage, teenage, Tentage, Thanage, Thirlage, tillage, Title-page, Tollage, tonnage, towage, treillage, Tronage, Truage, tunnage, tutelage, Tutorage, ullage, Ulnage, Ultrage, umbrage, umpirage, Uncage. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-g-i-r-v" | |
-1 letter: agravic, avarice, caviare. | |
-2 letters: agaric, cagier, caviar, ravage, rivage. | |
-3 letters: acari, aecia, agave, agria, aiver, areca, areic, cager, carve, caver, cavie, ceria, cigar, crave, erica, giver, grace, grave, varia, vicar, virga. | |
-4 letters: acre, agar, ager, area, aria, aver, cage, care, cave, cire, crag, gave, gear, give, race, raga, rage, ragi, raia, rave, rice, rive, vagi, vair, vara, vera, vice, vier, viga. | |
-5 letters: ace, aga, age, air, arc, are, ava, ave, car, cig, ear, era, erg, gae, gar, gie, ice, ire, rag, rec, reg, rei, rev, ria, rig, vac, var, veg, via, vie, vig. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-g-i-r-v" | |
+1 letter: vicarages. | |
+2 letters: vagrancies. | |
+3 letters: cavaliering. | |
+4 letters: reactivating. | |
+5 letters: galvanometric, overbalancing, overpackaging, prevaricating, revaccinating. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)56 69 63 61 72 61 67 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)...- .. -.-. .- .-. .- --. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010110 01101001 01100011 01100001 01110010 01100001 01100111 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)V i c a r a g e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0056 0069 0063 0061 0072 0061 0067 0065 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5675696784677371 |
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