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curacy

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cu⋅ra⋅cy

  [kyoor-uh-see]
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–noun, plural -cies.
the office or position of a curate.
Origin:
1675–85; cura(te) + -cy, modeled on pairs like primate, primacy
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cu·ra·cy   (kyŏŏr'ə-sē)   
n.   pl. cu·ra·cies
The office, duties, or term of office of a curate.

[cura(te)1 + -cy.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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