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cu⋅ré

[kyoo-rey, kyoor-ey; Fr. ky-rey]
–noun, plural cu⋅rés [kyoo-reyz, kyoor-eyz; Fr. ky-rey] .
(in France) a parish priest.

Origin:
1645–55; < F, OF; modeled on ML cūrātus parish priest; see curate
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cu·ré   (kyŏŏ-rā', kyŏŏr'ā')   
n.  A parish priest.

[French, from Old French, from Medieval Latin cūrātus; see curate1.]
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