Vicarious
Vicarious (vi*kā"i*us) , adjective
[Latin vicarius, from vicis change, alternation, turn, the position, place, or office of one person as assumed by another; akin to Greek e'i`kein to yield, give way, German wechsel a change, and probably also to English weak. See Weak, and compare Vice, prep.]
1.
Of or pertaining to a vicar, substitute, or deputy; deputed; delegated; as, vicarious power or authority.
2.
Acting or suffering for another; as, a vicarious agent or officer.
The soul in the body is but a subordinate efficient, and vicarious... in the hands of the Almighty.
3.
Performed,experienced, or suffered in the place of another; substituted; as, a vicarious sacrifice; vicarious punishment; vicarious pleasure.
The vicarious work of the Great Deliverer.
4.
(Medicine) Acting as a substitute; -- said of abnormal action which replaces a suppressed normal function; as, vicarious hemorrhage replacing menstruation.