vicarious adjective
vi·car·i·ous | \ vī-ˈker-ē-əs , və-\
Definition of vicarious
1 : experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
a vicarious thrill
2a : serving instead of someone or something else
b : that has been delegated
vicarious authority
3 : performed or suffered by one person as a substitute for another or to the benefit or advantage of another : SUBSTITUTIONARY
a vicarious sacrifice
4 : occurring in an unexpected or abnormal part of the body instead of the usual one
vicarious menstruation manifested by bleeding from the nose