curacy
Americannoun
noun
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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 • Aug. 26, 2025
There are glimpses of it in The Village, a poem written at the time of his curacy, which sets out to deflate sentimental ideas about rural life.
From The Guardian • Jun. 14, 2013
There was only one problem: the curacy procured for him was back in Aldeburgh.
From The Guardian • Jun. 14, 2013
Williams contented himself with checking the ac curacy of the reading.
From Time Magazine Archive
She expected Mr. ——'s instant dismissal from his curacy; she knew, from bitter experience, that his vices were utterly hopeless.
From The Bront? Family, Vol. 2 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? by Leyland, Francis A.
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