curacy

[ kyoor-uh-see ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural cu·ra·cies.

curacy

/ ˈkjʊərəsɪ /

Origin of curacy¹

1675–85; cura(te) + -cy, modeled on pairs like primate, primacy

He held a curacy at Rome in 1661, but devoted himself principally to scientific pursuits.

A settlement of 39 Indian families annexed to, and distant one league and a half N. of the curacy of Tlacobula.

Acuiapan, a settlement of 58 Indian families, in the alcaldia mayor of Zultepec, annexed to the curacy of Temascaltepec.

"You'll be glad to get a curacy yourself in six months," they shouted in chorus.

Unlike most of his fellows in the college classrooms, he refused to regard an English curacy as the goal of his ambition.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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