vigairo

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 13th century (vigayro). An early borrowing of Latin vicārius (“vicarious, substitute”). Compare Portuguese vigário.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [biˈɣajɾʊ]

Noun

vigairo m (plural vigairos, feminine vigaira, feminine plural vigairas)

  1. vicar (priest of a parish)
    Synonyms: abade, crego
  2. vicar (a person acting on behalf of, or representing, his neighbours)
    Synonyms: mordomo, ramista
  3. ranger; a person who traditionally watched over the communal properties of a parish
    Synonyms: coteiro, postor

References
  • “vigairo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “vigairo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “vigayro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “vigairo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “vigairo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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