curacy

American

[kyoor-uh-see] / ˈkyʊər ə si /

noun

plural

curacies

the office or position of a curate.

curacy British

/ ˈkjʊərəsɪ /

noun

the office or position of curate

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Etymology

Origin of curacy

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

Example Sentences

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It found he "missed the structured support of a formal curacy" as he was "placed by the former Bishop of Llandaff immediately into an incumbency-level post".

From BBC

In an email sent in response to his application, Augustine Tanner-Ihm was told he "might feel uncomfortable" in the curacy role at the parish.

From BBC

There was only one problem: the curacy procured for him was back in Aldeburgh.

From The Guardian

I came," he continued, "to tell you that you have been appointed to the curacy of C——.

From Project Gutenberg

He held a benefice in the Cathedral of Noyon, his native town, and at seventeen he drew additional revenue from a curacy in a neighboring parish.

From Project Gutenberg

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