DECIMAE VICARIAE

decimae  vicariae (des-i-mee  vI-kair-ee-ee). [Law Latin]  Hist. Eccles. law.  Vicarage tithes. •

Vicars  received  tithes  from  various  sources  (such  as  from  wool  or  eggs)  according  to  need  or

custom. The right to levy them could not be lost by prescription. [Blacks Law 8th]