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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
curate
n : a person authorized to conduct religious worship [syn: {minister},
{parson}, {pastor}, {rector}]
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