curate (2), curat (2)

[Low Lat. curat us = one who is charged with the cur a-1. e., with the cure or care of souls. In Ital. curato; Fr. curé.] [CURE.] Ecclesiol. & Ord. Lang : The designation of an ecclesiastical functionary in the Church of England, whose position and functions have much varied in bygone times. The following have been the chief changes: I. Formerly: 1. Originally (in a general sense ): Any one having cure of souls and of rank inferior to bishop "Curate, a parson or vicar, one that serves a cure, or has the charge of souls in a parish."- Phillips : The New World of Words. (Trench.) This meaning has left traces in the Liturgy, where prayer is made for "bishops, curates, and all petent to manage it himself, as a minor, a lunatic. "A minor cannot appear as a defendant in court, but by his guardian and curator ." - Ayliffe : Parergon.