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Curate : \Cu"rate\ (k?"r?t), n. [LL. curatus, prop., one who is
charged with the care (L. cura) of souls. See Cure, n., and
cf. Cur['e]]
One who has the cure of souls; originally, any clergyman, but
now usually limited to one who assists a rector or vicar.
--Hook.
All this the good old man performed alone, He spared no
pains, for curate he had none. --Dryden.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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CURATE, eccl. law. One who represents the incumbent of a church, person,
or20 vicar, and takes care of the church, and performs divine service in his
stead.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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