deputy vs vicar-general

deputy and vicar-general both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deputy	Yes	No	No	No
vicar-general	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, vicar-general is a hyponym of deputy; that is, vicar-general is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deputy:

deputy: an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
vicar-general: (Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishop

Other hyponyms of deputy include second-in-command, vice-regent.

deputy (noun)	vicar-general (noun)
an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent	(Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishop
someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)