Meaning & use
Vidame
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A feudal title held by a nobleman who administered the temporal affairs of a bishop and, in wartime, led the bishop's troops.
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The vidame managed the diocese's lands and military levies on the bishop's behalf.
Historians traced the vidame's estate through several centuries of church records.
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A historical French feudal title, roughly equivalent in rank to a viscount but tied specifically to service under a bishop.
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