curacy

[ kyoor-uh-see ]

/ ˈkyʊər ə si /

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noun, plural cu·ra·cies.

the office or position of a curate.

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Origin of curacy

1675–85; cura(te) + -cy, modeled on pairs like primate, primacy

Words nearby curacy

cupulogram, cupulometry, cur, curable, Curaçao, curacy, Cur. adv. vult, curagh, curandera, curanderismo, curandero

How to use curacy in a sentence

He held a curacy at Rome in 1661, but devoted himself principally to scientific pursuits.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
A settlement of 39 Indian families annexed to, and distant one league and a half N. of the curacy of Tlacobula.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
Acuiapan, a settlement of 58 Indian families, in the alcaldia mayor of Zultepec, annexed to the curacy of Temascaltepec.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
"You'll be glad to get a curacy yourself in six months," they shouted in chorus.
My New Curate|P.A. Sheehan

Unlike most of his fellows in the college classrooms, he refused to regard an English curacy as the goal of his ambition.
Hyacinth|George A. Birmingham

British Dictionary definitions for curacy

curacy

/ (ˈkjʊərəsɪ) /

noun plural -cies

the office or position of curate

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