vicaress noun3 •A sister lower in order than an abbess or mother superior in a nunnery or convent. •A female representative. •The wife of a parish vicar.Champagne had quickened her tongue, whereas the vicaress began to wax somnolent with a pleasant sense of satiety. She responded in monosyllables to Mrs. Marjoy's dithyrambics on morals. — 1905 formsvicaresses