vicarious

adjective

1. 1

   Delegated.

2. 2

   Experienced or gained by taking in another person’s experience, rather than through first-hand experience, such as through watching or reading.

   “People experience vicarious pleasures through watching television.”

3. 3

   On behalf of others.

   “The concept of vicarious atonement, that one person can atone for the sins of another, is found in many religions.”