VIDAME
\vˈɪde͡ɪm], \vˈɪdeɪm], \v_ˈɪ_d_eɪ_m]\
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One of a class of temporal officers who originally represented the bishops, but later erected their offices into fiefs, and became feudal nobles.
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One of a class of temporal officers who originally represented the bishops, but later erected their offices into fiefs, and became feudal nobles.
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In French feudal law. Originally, an officer who represented the bishop, as the viscount did the count. In process of time, these dignitaries erected their offices in- to fiefs, and became feudal nobles, such as the vidame of Chartres, Rheims, etc., continuing to take their titles from the seat of the bishop VIDE 1207 VIGOR whom they represented, although the lands held by virtue of their flefs might be situated elsewhere. Brande; Burrill.
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