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Curacy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The office, duties, or term of office of a curate.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The office or position of a curate

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The office or employment of a curate.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The office or employment of a curate.

n. The condition or office of a guardian; guardianship.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the position of a curate

Word Usage

"His curacy was a post to be occupied by some feebler man than Felix; a man whose powers were only equal to the quiet work of carrying on the labors begun by his rector."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

office billet position berth post place situation spot

Cross Reference

perpetual curacy

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

ministry

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

ligula ceptance courtin' cumulation sixteen-year conjurati tenacem tace jussu ferrent