VICARS OF THE EMPIRE
\vˈɪkəz ɒvðɪ ˈɛmpa͡ɪ͡ə], \vˈɪkəz ɒvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪə], \v_ˈɪ_k_ə_z ɒ_v_ð_ɪ_ ˈɛ_m_p_aɪə]\
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(Hist.) The representatives of the emperor. The King of the Romans was perpetual vicar, when there was one. When there was not, the office was shared by the Elector of Saxony in the two Saxon circles, and in the rest of the empire by the electors palatine, and of Bavaria.
By Henry Percy Smith
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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.