VICA'RIOUS, adjective [Latin vicarius.] 1. Deputed; delegated; as vicarious power or authority. 2. Acting for another; filling the place of another; as a vicarious agent or officer. 3. Substituted in the place of another; as a vicarious sacrifice. The doctrine of vicarious punishment has occasioned much controversy.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI