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curacy

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cu·ra·cy  (kyr-s)
n. pl. cu·ra·cies
The office, duties, or term of office of a curate.
[cura(te) + -cy.]
curacy [ˈkjʊərəsɪ]
n pl -cies
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the office or position of curate
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.curacy - the position of a curate
berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
Translations
curacy [ˈkjʊərəsɪ] N (as parish priest) → curato m; (as assistant) → coadjutoría f
curacy
n (Catholic) → Anstellung f → als Kurat; (Protestant) → Anstellung f → als Vikar(in)


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'Having resigned his curacy, his next proceeding was to offer his services, as volunteer, to a new missionary enterprise on the West Coast of Africa.
The New Magdalen by Collins, Wilkie View in context
He had the curacy of Monkford, you know, Sir Walter, some time back, for two or three years.
Persuasion by Austen, Jane View in context
His brothers had already left the Vicarage to proceed on a walking tour in the north, whence one was to return to his college, and the other to his curacy.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
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